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SCHOOLS    AND   FAMILIES. 


BY 


RICHARD  STERLING,  A.  M„ 

Principal  of  Edgeworth  Female  Seminary, 
AND 

J.  D,  CAMPBELL  A.  M  , 

Prof.'f  Mathematics  and  Rhetoric. 

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QREENSBORO',  N.  C: 

PUBLISHED  BY  STERLING,  CAMPBELL  A  ALBRIGHT. 

EionMon,  Ya,  W.  IIargratii  WnrTS 

1883. 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  ISfi'2,  by 
tlicnAKD  Sterling  and  J.  D.  Campbell,  in  the  Clerk's  Olftce  of 
the  District  Court  of  the  Confederate  States,  for  the  District  of 
J?amHce,  North  Carolina. 


& 


Jr&IXTrS   AT  TOE  3TAK3A2D   OKKIwE,   KaLEIOH,  N,  a 


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PREFACE 


Tins  volume  is  intended  as  a  regular  successor  to 
"  Our  own  First  Reader."  It  will  be  found,  on  ex- 
amination, that  the  first  lessons  in  this  Reader  are 
not  much  more  difficult  than,  those  with  which  the 
First  Rea&H^closes.  \\n.  experience  of  twenty-live 
years  of  practical,  labor  as  educators,  has  satisfied  us 
that  ,%c3iild  si^nild  not]/c  required  to  advance  more 
rapitlfVthau  can  be  clone  understandingly.  Hence 
it  will^  found  that  the  lessons  are  so  arranged,  that 
several  \f  the  same  degree  of  difficulty  follow  each, 
other.  And  in  passing  from  one  book  to  another  we 
have  observed  the  same  rule,  thus  guarding  the 
pupil  against  discouragement. 

In  the  selection  and.  preparation  of  the  Lessons, 
the  compilers  have  availed  themselves  of  all  the 
assistance  they  could  obtain  from  the  labors  of  their 
predecessors  in  the  same  field.  A  large  number  of 
Readers  have  been  examined,  and  selections  made 
from  thorn,  whenever  they  bailed  the  general  design 
vi  thw  work.  • 

The  variety  of  subjects  introduced  in  this  volume, 
is  deemed  sufficient  to  secure  the  attention  of  tho 

id  bv  exciting  his  cuiiosity,  anAvat  tho  same  time 


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IV       ,  PREFACE. 

convey  wholesome  instruction.  We  have  endeav- 
ored to  combine  simplicity  of  style  with  good  sense, 
and  to  inculcate  throughout  a  pure  Bible*  morality. 
!No  system  of  education  is-  valuable  that  does  not 
have  truth  and  piety  for  is  foundation  stone.  Our 
aim  has  been  to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  our 
youthful  readers  the  cardinal  ..doctrines  of  the  chris- 
tian religion. 

Much  attention  has  been  given  to  the  Spelling 
Lessons.  As  in  the  First  Reader,  the  words  have 
been  invariably  selected  from  the  reading  lessons, 
and  should  be  thoroughly  learned  before  attempting 
to  read. 

We  have  experienced  much  delay  inybringinig  out 
this  series,  owing  to  the  difficulty  in^'ocurino^aper 
and  other  materials  essential  to  the  public^on  of 
books.  Pictorial  illustrations  cannot  be  procured  in 
the  Confederate  States ;  our  best  mills  are  unable  to 
obtain  the  chemicals  necessary  to  make  white  paper; 
while  binding  materials  are  scarce  and  expensive. 

Whatever  excellencies  or  defects  our  books  may 
be  found  to  possess,  we  are  happy  to  know  that  they 
are  purely  Southern  productions,  both  in  workman- 
ship and  material.  Perhaps  we  offer  to  the  public 
the  first  series  of  Readers,  whose  compilation,  paper, 
printing  and  binding  are  wholly  the  products  of  home 
industry. 

The  first  two  or  three  lessons  have  questions  ap- 
pended to  them,  merely  as  specimens.  We  prefer 
that  the  teacher  should  ask  such  questions  as  will 


PREFACE. 


naturally  suggest  themselves.  Where  each  lesson  is 
furnished  with  printed  questions,  too  many  children 
fall  into  the  very  bad  habit  of  learning  the  brief 
clause  that  may  contain  the  answer,  and  passing 
slightly  over  all  the  rest. 


SUGGESTIONS   TO    TEACHERS. 

The  rapidity-  with  which  a  teacher  carries  his  pu- 
pils through  a  book,  is  no  criterion  either  of  his  own 
capacity,  or  of  their  progress. 

The  pupil  ^loulcl  be  made  to  read  each  lesson  over 
JMp  over  again,  till  he  is  perfectly  familiar  with  each 
wurd,  so  as  to  be  able  to  pronounce  it  at  sight. 

Aim  to  secure  a  clear  and  distinct  enunciation  of 
every  word,  giving  to  each  syllable  its  appropriate 
sound. 

Great  care  must  be  taken  to  avoid  a  formal  and 
fastidious  prominence  to  unaccented  syllables.  Es- 
pecially guard  against  a  drawling  or  sing-song  tone. 

The  chief  object  of  the  teacher  should  be  to  excite 
the  interest  of  the  pupil  in  the  subject  of  the  lesson. 
Th's  may  be  done  by  judicious  questions,  with  such 
explanations  and  illustrations  as  will  naturally  sug- 
gest themselves  to  every  intelligent  teacher. 

To  fix  the  attention  of  the  child,  to  enable  him  to 
understand  what  he  reads,  and  to  render  the  task  a 
pleasure,  is  the  perfection  of  the  teacher's  art,  and 


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should  be  studiously  sought  by  every  one  who  takes 
upon  himself  the  instruction  of  the  young, 

"Too  much  attention  cannot  be  given  to  Spelling. 
It  is  not  intended  that  ,the  teacher  should  confine 
himself  to  the  words  we  have  selected  and  arranged 
in  the  Spelling  Lessons.  Our  own  experience  in  the 
^school-room,  induces  us  to  recommend  most  earnestly 
tlife  use  of  the  black-board  or  slate  in"  teaching  spel- 
ling, as  soon  as  the  pupil  can  be  taught  to  write. 


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CONTENTS. 


Lesson.  Page. 

1 .  'M  v.  New  Bock ....     9 

2.. Family  A  fl"  Cl  ion, 10 

jfcho.Old  Horse; 11 

j^^\V^ >•  ■■• 

M  ■ffi  JWwo  Dogs**. 13 

W    »The  Eagle,...*. 14 

•    Son^y  one  Brick, 15 

>        qJV'liQ  Lazy  Boy,  16 

4vTGire**us  tkisMay  our  daily 

Thread, 13 

[ft.  The  Lion, 20 

vev  tell  a  Lm,..  .  .  21 

rilling  to  work,' 23 

ip  Camel, .. 24 

}od  is  near :.*. 25 

Tie  Good  Child,   .-.T2t) 

IJf&£  Bad  Boy  Puurehed,   ...  27 
j 7/tS Bibis, 2(J 

18.  TR  Rat  with  a  Bell, 30 

19.  The  Blue-bird  and  the  Robin,  32 

20.  Live  for  Something, 33 

21.  Fishing,  , • 34 

22.  The  Dog  .in  the  Manger, 35 

23.  The  .Fair of  the  Acorn, 36 

24.  The  Clothes  we  Wear, 33 

25.  Washington's  regard  for  his 
Mottr% 40 

26.  The  Banger  of  Delay, 41 

27.  A  Thoughtless  Mar, 43 

28.  How  are  we  Related,   ...      .44 

29.  Don't  Kill  the  Bkdt:, 45 

SO.  A  Parable, ,...W. 47 

31.  Uncle  Toby,  v 49 

S2.  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  ........  50 

88.  The  Ten  Commandments; . .  51 

84.  The  Tiger, 52 

35.  Elephant  and  Tigress, 53 

86.  Lazy  Slokins,  the  school  boy,  55 

87.  Lazy  Slokins,  t.lu  young  man,  57 

88.  Lazy  Solkins,  the"  drunkard,  5£ 
SS.  Laiy  Slokins,  *he  tkief,  ....  £9 


lesson.  Page. 

40.  The    Robin's    Temperance 

Song, 60 

41.  The  Quarrelsome  Cocks,. . .     61 

42.  The  Ungrateful  King, 63 

43.  About  Adam, 65 

44.  What  is  Falsehood  ?  . 67 

45.  Little  Henry  and  the  Birds,     69 

46.  Childhood's  Hours,^. 72 

47.  The  Commandments,  . 73 

4S.  The  Snow  Birds, ' 74 

49.  Kind  Echoes, 77 

oO.  Marv's  Kitten, 79 

51.  The'Lamb, ' 81 

52.  The  Lamb— {Concluded,). .     82 

53.  "  How  far  is  Heaven  ?" 84 

54.  The  Four  Seasons, 81 

55.  SourGraks,— {AFabfc)..     89 

66.  Try,  Try  Again, 90 

57    Mv  Mother, 91 

58.  Children  in  a  Boat, 92 

•59.  Bible  Selections,  1  Cor.  13.    94 

60.  Psalm  23, 96 

61.  The  Boy  who  Boasted, 97 

62.  Honesty  Rewarded, 99 

63.  Young'Soldiers, 101 

G4.  The  Bee, 102 

65.  Story  of  the  Coat lOi 

66.  The  Lark  and  her  Young,, .   107 

67.  Prayer, 109 

68.  The  Loaf  of  Bread Ill 

69.  The  Generous  Children,.. .   113 
.?0.  The  Sparrow 115 

71.  Hugh  Miller, 116 

72.  George  and  the  Hatchet,,     117 

73.  What  is  Earth, 120 

74.  The  Eagle  and  the  Tortoise, 

(Al'<>/>'t ) :.  121 

75.  To  little  Henry  ouhis  Birth 

Dav ..-; „.    153 

7«.  The  Falsehood, .......    125 

If.  Jesus  Cbrict,   *  .  W 


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CONTENTS. 


Lesson.  Page. 

78.  "  Of  such  is  the  Kingdom 

of  Heaven."   \....  129 

79.  On  using  bad  Grammar,  . .   130 

80.  A    Garden     overrun    with 

Weeds, 132 

81.  The  Sluggard, 184 

82.  The  Mother's  Love 136 

83.  The  Good  Little  Girl, 137 

84.  The  Good  Boy 189 

85.  Sermon  on  the  Mount,  ....   141 
86    God   more   Kxcelleut   than 

His  Works 143 

«7.  Christopher   Columbus,...  144 
88.  The  Buffalo,  146 


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Lesson.  Pago. 

89.  How  to  be  Loved, 143 

90.  The  Show  of  Wild  Beasts,  149 

91.  The  Show  of  Wild  Beasts, 

( C  'untin  ued. ) 151 

92.  There  is  a  God 158 

93.  The  Child's  Prayer, 186 

94.  Duty  to  Parents, 157 

95.  About  Sin lf>8 

98.  Repentance, 160 

97.  Faith, 162 

95.  Fn\ih~( Continued, 163 

99.  The  Ten  Commaudments,  165 
100.  Alphabetical  Selections,. .  167 

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*V     LESSON    I. 

book  said  broth-er ' 

gavo  dear  sis-ter 

clean  learn  pret-ty 

neat  each  par-ents 

read  take  giv-en 

hand  kind  o-bey 

MY     NEW     BOOK. 

1.  My  mother  gave  me  this  new  book  to-day. 
Look,  father,  look,  sister,  how  neat,  and  clean,  and 
pretty  it  is. 

2.  I  will  try  to  read  well;  for  ma,  when  she  gavo 
it  to  me  took  mo  by  the  hand,  and  said  : 

3.  "Now,  my  dear  son,  I  know  you  wish  to  learn 
to  read,  and  I  have  given  you  this  pretty  book  to 
help  you." 

4.  When  I  have  read  my  book,  sister  and  brother, 
I  will  lend  it  to  each  of  you.  I  am  sure  you  will 
take  care  of  it,  and  not  tear  it  or  soil  it. 

How  glad  I  am  to  have  a  kind  mother  to  give 
ine  such  a  nice,  now  book.     I  will  try  to  bo  a  good 


OCB   OWN    BECOND    READEK. 


boy,  will  obey  my  parents,  and  always  do  what  they 
tell  me. 

Questions. — What  have  you  read  about?  Who 
gave  you  the  new  booh?  What  did  your  ma  say 
when  she  gave  you  the  book?  To  whom  will  you 
lend  it?     Why  should  you  be  a  good  child  I 


LESSON    II. 

sweet 

laugh 

win-ter 

green 

cool 

ten -dor 

bright 

heads 

read-ers 

spring 

sport 

bless-ing 

sleep 

grief 

fath-er 

shade 

young 

moth-er 

FAMILY     AFFECTION. 

1.  The  song  of  the  birds  is  sweet,  when  the  dark 
days  of  winter  are  gone,  and  the  trees  lift  up  their 
green  heads  in  the  bright  light  of  spring. 

2.  The  sport  of  young  lambs  is  sweet,  while  their 
is  lie  down  to  sleep,  by  the  stream  that  flows  in 

he  cool  shade. 

'  3.  The  hum  of  the  bees  is  sweet,  when  the  work 
of  the  day  is  done,  and  they  fold  their  wings  to  rest 
in  the  full  hive. 

4.  But  far  more  sweet  than  any  of  these  is  the  love 
of  brothers  and  sisters  to  each  other.     It  gives  many 


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a  joyous  laugfc  to  sport.     It  takes  many  a  sad  tear 
from  grief. 

5.  And  0!  with  what  joy  it  is  seen  by  the  fond' 
father  and  mother.  They  press  their  good  and  kind 
children  to  their  breasts,  and  pray  God  to  bless  them- 

6.  And  he  does  and  will  bless  them  ;  for  the  good 
and  kind  find  favor  in  his  sight. 

7.  My  little  readers,  have  you  brothers  and  sisters  ?' 
Love  them.  Do  all  you  can  for  them.  Help  them 
when  in  need. 

8.  So  shall  yon  make  glad  the  hearts  of  your  pa- 
rents. So  shall  you  have  the  blessing  of  the  most 
High  who  made  you. 

§y  The  teacher  will  ask  such  questions  on  each  lesson  as. 
his  own  judgment  may  suggest;  adapted  to  secure  the  attention 
of  the  child,  and  to  teach  hiin  to  think  about  what  he  has  read. 


LESSON    IH, 
/ 

horse 

age 

beast 

bank 

shoot 

spent 

como 

would 

which 

white 

keeps 

best 

next 

field 

years 

THE     OLD     HORSE. 

1.  Come,  James,  let  us  sit  down  on  this  bank. 
The  man  who  lives  on  the  farm  next  to  ours  owns 
that  old  white  hoi 

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12  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 

2.  It  has  been  a  good  horse :  arid  now  that  it  is 
worn  out  with  toil  and  old  age,  he  does  not  shoot  it, 
as  some  men  would  do ;  but  he  is  kind  to  it,  and 
keeps  it  in  this  field,  where  it  will  live  free  from  toil 
till  it  dies. 

3.  He  is  a  good  man,  Pa. 

Yes,  he  is,  my  dear.  We  may  be  sure  that  a  man 
is  good,  when  he  is  kind  to  his  beast,  and  takes  care 
of  one  which  has  spent  its  best  years  in  his  service. 

4.  Pa,  is  the  horse  white  because  he  is  old  ?  I  see 
that  the  hair  of  people  becomes  gray  or  white  as 
they  grow  old. 

5.  No,  my  son,  not  exactly.  Gray  horses  when 
young,  become  white  if  they  live  to  be  old,  but  black 
or  brown  or  sorrel  horses  do  not. 


LESSON    IV. 

there 

strikes 

taught 

pole 

kinds 

wroods 

coarse 

fore 

three 

dwells 

climb 

sucks 

black 

catch 

paws 

which 

claws 

fruits 

dance 

bod-y 

THE     BEAR. 

1.  There  are  three  kinds  of  Bears :  the  brown,  the 
black  and  the  white  bear. 

2.  The  soles  of  their  feet  are  long  and  run  back  to 
the  heel,  so  that  they  can  with  ease  stand  on  their 

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hind  legs;  their  claws  are  sharp,  and  fit  them  to 
climb  high  trees  with  great  speed. 

3.  The  body  of  the  Bear  is  thick,  his  legs  are  strong 
and  short,  his  hair  is  long  and  coarse.  He  strikes 
with  his  fore  paws. 

4.  He  dwells  in  woods,  and  lives  on  roots  and 
fruits  ;  though  it  is  said  that  the  Hack  bear  will  catch 
fish  for  food,  and  kill  lambs  and  kids,  the  blood  of 
which  he  sucks  like  the  cat  tribe. 

5.  A  tame  bear  may  be  taught  to  dance,  and  to 
lay  hold  of  a  pole  with  his  fore  paws,  to  the  great 
sport  of  boys  and  girls.  But  to  learn  these  tricks,  he 
must  be  young. 


tray 

walk 

would 

least 

snarl 

bite 

town 

snap 


LESSON    V. 

growl 

thought 

hurt 

be-causo 

length 

should 

clubs 

death 

sprang 

harm 

pieces 

they 

stones 

those 

dealt 

much 

THE    TWO     DOGS. 

1.  Two  dogs,  Tray  and  Snap,  went  out  one  day  to 
walk.  Tray  was  a  good  dog,  and  would  not  hurt'  tho 
least  thing  in  the  world  ;  but  Snap  was  cross,  and 

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would  snarl  and  bite  at  all  the  dogs  that  came  in  his 
•way. 

2.  At  last  they  came  to  a  great  town ;  and  all  tho 
dogs  came  out  to  see  them.  Tray  hurt  none  of  them, 
and  was  kind  to  all ;  but  Snap  would  growl  at  all ; 
and  at  length  he  bit  one  that  came  too  near  him. 

3.  Then  the  men  and  boys  came  out  with  <dubs 
and  stones,  and  they  beat  Snap  ;  and  the  dogs  sprang 
on  him,  and  tore  him  in  pieces. 

4.  As  Tray  was  with  him,  they  dealt  with  him  in 
the  same  way;  and  so  he  met  with  his  death  at  the 
same  time.  They  thought  Tray  was  bad,  because  he 
was  with  a  bad  dog. 

5.  We  should  learn  from  this  that  good  boys  and 
girls  may  come  to  much  harm  if  they  go  with  those 
who  are  bad. 


LESSON   VI. 


Ea-glo 

prey 

at-tack 

strong-est 

flesh 

children 

dar-ing 

him-self 

•    play-ing 

call-ed 

seize 

sail-ing 

be -longs 

rab-bits 

sick-le 

T  fl  E     EAGLE. 

1.  As  the  eagle  is  tho  strongest,  the  most  fierce, 
and  daring  of  birds,  he  is  often  called  the  King  of 
birds. 


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2.  He  alsfO  belongs  to  the  class  of  birds  called  Birds 
of  Prey.     Such  birds  feed  on  flesh. 

3.  The  eagle  Hies  high  in  the  air,  and  makes  his 
nest  on  lofty  rocks;  but  he  comes  down  to  the  plain 
in  search  of  food  for  himself  and  for  his  young. 

4.  He  will  seize,  and  carry  off  geese,  and  docks, 
and  lambs,  and  rabbits;  and  he  has  also  been  known 
to  cany  off  infants,  and  even  to  attack  quite  large 
children. 

5.  Two  boys,  the  one  five,  and  the  other  seven 
year*  of  age,  were  playing  in  a  field  near  the  city  of 
New  York,  while  their  parents  were  at  dinner. 

G.  A  large  eagle  soon  came  sailing  over  them,  and, 
making  a  sudden  dart,  tried  to  seize  the  elder  boy, 
but  missed  him. 

7.  The  eagle  soon  tried  again ;  but  the  boy,  who 
had  a  sickle  in  his  hand,  struck  at  the  bird  with  it. 

8.  It  was  a  happy  blow ;  for  the  sickle  hit  the  bird 
under  the  left  wing,  and  killed  it. 


LESS  OX    VII. 


o  tii-el? 

op-po-site 

lay-iug 

learn-ing 

build-in^ 

work- men 

brick 

car-ried 

put-ting 

fath-er 

use 

smil-ing 

ONLY     ONE     BR  ICE     ON     A  v  '.»  T  II  L  R. 

1.  John  was  looking  at  a  large  building  which  thvy 
•   putting  up,  opposite  his  father's  house. 
a! 


10  Otm   OWN   SECOND  READEK, 


2.  lie  watched  the  workmen  from  day  to  day,  as 
they  carried  up  the  bricks  and  mortar,  and  then 
placed  them  in  their  proper  order. 

3.  His  father  said  to  him,  u  my  son,  you  seem  to 
be  very  much  taken  up  with  those  men  who  are  lay- 
ing the  brick ;  what  are  you  thinking  about  ?  Have 
you  any  notion  of  learning  the  trade  ?" 

4.  "  No  "  said  John,  smiling,  "  but  I  was  just  thinV- 
ing  what  a  little  thing  a  brick  is  ;  and  yet  that  great 
house  is  built  by  only  laying  one  brick  upon  another/* 

5.  "Very  true,  my  son.  Never  forget  it.  Just 
so  it  is  in  all  great  works.  All  your  learning  is  only 
one  little  lesson  added  to  another. 

6.  "  If  a  man  could  walk  all  around  the  globe,  it 
would  be  done  by  taking  one  step  at  a  time.  Your 
whole  life  will  be  made  up  of  one  little  moment  after 
another.     Drop  added  to  drop  makes  the  sea. 

7.  "Learn  from  this  not  to  despise  little  things. 
The  greatest  labor  becomes  easy  if  divided  into  parts. 
You  could  not  jump  over  a  mountain,  but  step  after 
step  takes  you  to  the  other  side. 

8.  "  Do  not  fear  to  attempt  great  things.  Bear  in 
mind  that  the  whole  of  that  house  is  only  one  brick 
on  another." 


LESSON    VIII. 


la-zy 

drags 

rath-er 

name 

grim 

pad-die 

think 

once 

un-wash-ed 

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shame  know  lol-ling 

spell  dunce  a-gainst 

swing  choose  urch-in 

slate  shame  pen-cil 


THE    LAZY     BOY. 

1.  The  lazy  lad!  and  what's  his  name? 

I  should  not  like  to  tell ; 
But  don't  you  think  it  is  a  shame 
That  he  can't  read  and  spell? 

2.  He'd  rather  swing  upon  a  gate, 

Or  paddle  in  a  brook, 
Than  take  his  pencil  and  his  slate, 
Or  try  to  read  his  book. 

3.  There,  see!  he's  lounging  down  the  street, 
*     His  hat  without  a  rim ; 

He  rather  drags  than  lifts  his  feet — 
His  face  unwashed  and  grim. 

4.  He's  lolling  now  against  a  post, 

But  if  you've  seen  him  once, 
You'll  knqw  the  lad  among  a  host, 
For  what  he  is— a  dunce. 

6.  Don't  ask  me  what's  the  urchin's  name — • 

I  do  not  choose  to  tell; 
But  this  you'll  know — it  is  the  same, 
As  his  who  does  not  blush  for  shame. 

That  he  don't  read  or  spell. 

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LESSON   IX. 

cab-in 

storm 

aw-ful 

hot- torn 

guess 

crouch-ing 

rag-ged 

thought 

paus-ed 

fear-ful 

loaf 

ex-pect-ing 

chil-dren 

b  on  glit 

list-en-ed 

liun-gry 

bread 

young-er 

par-ing 

rag-ed 

trust-i'ul 

GIVE     US    THIS     DAY     OUR    DAILY     BREAD. 

1.  In  a  poor  cabin,  at  the  bottom  of  a  hill,  two 
children  sat  by  a  fire  which  had  nearly  gone  out. 
They  were  poorly  clad,  cold,,  and  hungry.  A  storm 
raged  without, — a  fearful  storm,  against  which  man 
and  beast  were  alike  powerless. 

2.  A  poor  old  miser,  much  poorer  than  these  shiv- 
ering children,  though  he  had  heaps  of  money  at 
home,  drew  his  ragged  cloak  about  him,  as  he  sat 
down  on  the  door-step  of  this  miserable  cabin.  He 
dare  not  enter  for  fear  they  would  ask  for  food  and 
shelter,  and  he  could  not  move  for  the  storm. 

3.  "I  am  hungry,  Nettie." 

"  So  am  I;  I've  been  hunting  for  a  potato  paring, 
but  can't  find  any." 

4.  "  What  an  awful  storm  ! "  M 

"  Yes?,  the  old  tree  has  blown  down.  I  guess  God 
took  care  that  it  did  not  fall  on  the  house.  See,  it 
would  certainly  have  killed  us." 

5.  If  Be  could  do  that,  could  lie  not  send  us 
bread  V  jt 


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"I  think  so:  let  na  pray  '  Our  Fatter,'  and  when 
We  come  to  that  part,  stop  till  we  get  some  bread." 

(3.  So  they  began,  and  the  miser,  cold  and  crouch- 
ing, listened.  When  they  paused,  expecting  in  their 
childish  faith  to  see  food  enter  the  room  by  some 
miracle,  a  human  feeling  stole  over  his  heart ;  God 
sent  some  angel  to  soften  it. 

7.  lie  had  bought  a  loaf  at  the  village,  thinking  it 
would  last  him  a  great  many  days,  but  the  silence  of 
the  children  spoke  louder  to  him  than  the  noise  of 
many  waters. 

8.  He  opened  the  door  softly,  threw  in  the  loaf, 
and  then  listened  to  the  wild  and  eager  cry  of  delight 
that  came  from  the  starving  little  ones. 

(.K  "It  dropped  right  down  from  heaven,  didn't 
itT'  said  the  younger. 

"  Yes,  I  mean  to  love  God  always,  for  giving  us 
bread,  because  we  asked  Him." 

10.  "We  will  ask  Him  every  day,  won't  we? — 
why  I  never  thought  God  was  so  good,  did  you  ?" 

"  Yes,  I  always  thought  so,  but  I  never  <juite  knew 
it  before. " 

11.  "Let  us  ask  Him  to  give  father  work  to  do  all 
the  time,  so  we  may  never  be  hungry  again.  He 
will  do  it,  I  am  sure." 

12.  The  storm  passed.  The  miser  went  home.  A 
new  feeling  had  sprung  up  in  his  heart.  The  prayer 
and  faith  of  these  starving  children  filled  his  heart 
with  pity  for  the  poor,  and  made  him  resolve  to  be  a 
better  man. 


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13.  In  a  few  weeks  the  miser  died,  but  not  before 
he  had  given  the  cottage,  which  was  his,  to  the  fa- 
ther of  these  praying  children. 

14.  And  the  little  girls  ever  after  felt  a  sweet  and 
solemn  emotion,  when  in  their  morning  prayer  they 
came  to  those  trustful  words  J  "Give  us  this  day  our 
daily  bread." 


LESSON   X* 

roam-ing  fear-ed  cat-tie  some-times 

3i-on  Af-ri-ca  beasts  fol  low 

na-tire  plains  cliff  see-ing 

pur-suit  fierce  sud-den  watch-ing 

THE     LlOIf. 

1.  The  lion  is  often  called  the  King  of  beasts,  and 
when  he  is  wild,  and  roaming  over  his  native  plains 
in  pursuit  of  his  prey,  he  is  feared  both  by  beasts 
and  men. 

2.  "We  cannot  well  judge  how  strong  and  fierce  he 
is,  from  what  we  see  of  him  in  a  tame  state.  Very 
Jarge  and  fierce  lions  are  found  in  the  south  of  Afri- 
ca ;  and  they  are  a  terror  to  the  tribes  who  dwell 
there.  They  carry  off  cattle;  and  sometimes  they 
come  into  the  fields,  near  the  houses,  and  carry  off 
men. 

3.  A  man  in  South  Africa  was  once  out  late  in  the 
day,  far  from  homo,  when  he  saw  a  lion  at  a  distance* 


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The  lion  saw  him  at  the  same  time,  and  began  to  fol- 
low him  slowly. 

4.  When  the  man  walked  fast,  the  lion  walked 
fast;  and  when  he  stopped,  the  lion  stopped.  He 
saw  that  the  lion  meant  to  follow  him  until  dark,  and 
then  spring  upon  him,  and  make  a  meal  of  him. 

5.  As  he  could  not  run  away  from  the  lion,  ho 
knew  that  his  only  chance  for  life  was  to  cheat  the 
beast  in  somo  way.  So  when  he  came  to  a  high  cliff, 
below  which  was  a  deep  rocky  hollow,  he  climbed 
down,  where  the  lion  could  not  see  him. 

6.  #Here  he  fixed  a  stick  in  the  rocks,  and  put  on 
it  his  coat  and  hat,  so  as  to  make  them  look  like  a 
man  ;*and  then  he  hid  under  a  rock  on  one  side. 

7.  Soon  the  lion  came  creeping  slyly  along,  when, 
seeing  the  coat  and  hat,  he  made  a  sudden  spring  at 
them,  and,  falling  down  the  cliff,  was  killed. 

LESSON    XI.  £^ 

lies  hon-est  care-less  Bi-ble 

'told  teach-er  an-gry  curl-y 

torn  win-dow         your-self  bad-ly 

truth      Jp^wick-ed  de-spiso  be-causo 

it 

NEVER    TELL    A*   LIE. 

1.  No,  do  not  tell  a  lie.  Tell  the  truth  at  all  times, 
and  be  kind  and  good  to  all,  and  then  all  will  lore 
you,  and  you  wiU  be  happy. 


I 


^2,  OCR   OVVJM    SECOtfD   kEADEft. 


2.  Do  you  know  that  it  is  wicked  to  tell  lies  ?  Yes, 
you  Lave  often  been  told  so.  The  holy  Bible  says  so ; 
and  the  Bible  tells  the  truth.  ,  It  is  very  mean,  as 
well  as  very  wicked,  to  tell  lies. 

8.  If  you  tell  lies,  God  will  be  angry  with  you", 
all  good  men  will  despise  you  ;  and  all  good  boys  and 
girls  will  shun  you.  Then  what  would  you  gain  by 
telling  lies  ?  You  would  not  gain  any  thing,  but  you. 
would  lose  much. 

4.  If  you  tell  lies,  you  will  also  feel  badly  yourself. 
You  will  know  that  you  have  done  wrong;  and  when 
you  are  wicked  you  cannot  help  feeling  badly.  A 
bad  boy  cannot  be  happy. 

5.  Then  be  a  good  and  honest  child,  so  that  all 
can  love  you.  If  you  have  been  careless,  and  have 
broken  a  window,  or  torn  a  nice  -book,  or  lost  the 
door-key,  or  upset  the  ink  on  the  table,  go  to  your 
father,  or  potjAr,  oflteacbftr,  ajjfd  own  it.~ 

s6.  \res,,^pat^  tTTeiHest  vtay  pTJhat  is  tlrwight  way  ; 
thattis  the  honest  way.  Would  you  not  like  to  be 
happy?  Then  bean  honest  child,  and  never,  new?' 
tell  a  lie.  Do  you  wish  to  be  a  child  of  God?  Then 
speak  the  truth. 


7.  Once  there  w^>f  a  little  boy,         J^^C 

With  curly  hair  and  pleasant  eye, 
A  1)0^'  who  always  loved  the  truth, 
And  never,  never  told  a  lie. 

8.  And  when  he  started  off  to  school, 

The  children  all  about  would  t'ry, 


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There  goes  the  curry-headed  boy — > 
The  boy  that  never  tells  a  lie. 

0.  And  every  body  loved  him  so, 

Because  he  always  told  the  truth, 
That  often,  as  he  older  grew, 

;Twas  said,  "  There  goes  the  honest  youth," 

10.  And  when  the  people  that  stood  near, 
Would  turn  to  ask  the  reason  why, 
The  answer  would  be  always  this : 
Because  he  never  told  a  lie> 


work 
which 
.help 
yes 
school 


LESSON    XII 

brings 
deal 
pleaso 
proud 


some-times 
use-ful 
du-ti-ful . 


light 


mer-ci-ful 
sau-cy       £\y 

W  I  L  L I  N  a     TO     WORK. 

1.  What  can  this  boy  do? 

He  is  willing  to  work,  but  he  is  not  old  enough  to 
do  much. 

2.  But  there  are  many  things  in  which  children 
can  help  their  parents  a  little. 

Oh,  yes,  he  can  do  many  things  ;  sometimes  he 
brings  water  for  his  mother,  and  sometimes  he  goes 
to  school. 


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3.  And  what  does  Mary  do? 

Oh,  she  does  a  great  deal  to  help  her  mother. 

4.  How  pleasant  it  is  when  children  try  to  be  use- 
ful and  dutiful  to  their  parents ;  when  they  are  not 
idle,  nor  proud,  nor  saucy.  When  they  do  not  tell 
lies,  nor  say  bad  words,  nor  steal,  nor  fight;  but  are 
kind,  and  good,  and  merciful  both  to  man  and  beast. 

5.  If  }'our  parents  take  care  of  you,  and  teach  yon 
to  be  good,  they  are  very  kind  to  you.  You  ought 
to  help  them,  when  you  can  do  it  with  good  will. 

6.  When  you  think  how  much  such  parents  have 
done  for  }rou,  it  should  give  you  pleasure  to  please 
them. 


lesson  : 

cam-el 

bod-y 

tise-fttl    * 

humps 

•rS  an-i  rnal 
*  'need-ed 

tough 

kneel 

dea-erts 

cloth 

cross-in  g 

flesh 

o-ceans 

neck 

XIII. 


trav-el 

satxd-y 

heav-y 

with-out 

peo-ple 

sup-plies 

almost 


THE     CAMEL. 

1.  The  camel  is  a  very  useful  animal.  It  is  found 
where  it  is  most  needed ;  in  ,lands  where  there  are 
great  deserts.  From  its  use  in  crossing  these  oceans 
of  sand,  it  is  called  "  The  Ship  of  the  Desert." 


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2.  The  camel  lias  a  long  neck,  a  small  head,  and  a 
stout  body.  It  has  long  legs.  Some  ca/nels  have 
two  humps  on  the  back,  and  some  have  only  one. 

3.  The  camel  has  broad  feet ;  and  the  sole  of  the 
foot  is  covered  with  a  tough  skin,  so  that  the  animal 
can  travel  with  ease  over  dry,  stony,  and  sandy 
places. 

4.  It  carries  a  heavy  load  on  its  back ;  and  it  can 
travel,  with  a  load,  thirty  or  forty  miles  in  a  day.  It 
can  go  many  days  without  water. 

5.  The  camel  will  kneel  for  its  master  to  put  the 
load  on  its  back,  or  to  have  it  taken  off. 

6.  Tins  animal  supplies  almost  all  the  wants  of  the 
people  of  the  desert.  Its  flesh  and  milk  are  used  for 
food ;  and  its  hair  and  wool  are  made  into  cloth. 


♦ 

LESSON 

XIT. 

earth 

birds 

keep 

good-nesa 

made 

warm 

thoughts 

pray 

stars 

rain 

grain 

bless 

roam 

dew 

on-ly 

right 

GOD     18     NEAR. 

1.  It  is  God  who  made  all  things.  He  made  tho 
earth,  and  lie  made  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  the 
stars  also. 

2.  God  made  the  beasts  that  roam  over  tho  earth, 
the  birds  that  fly  in  the  air,  and  the  fish  that  swim  in 


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the  rivers,  the  lakes,  and  the  great  sea.  He  made 
man  also. 

3.  God  makes  the  tender  herb  and  the  grass  to 
grow,  as  well  as  the  tall  trees  of  the  forest;  and  -he 
sends  the  rain  and  the  dew  to  water  them,  and  the 
sun  to  warm  them. 

4.4  He  gives  us  all  onr  food:  t\>v  if  he  did  not  take 
care  of  the  beasts,  and  the  birds,  and  the  fish,  and 
the  grain  that  we  sow,  and  the  seeds  that  we  plant, 
all  of  them  would  die;  and  then  we  should  die  also. 

o.  But  God  not  only  takes  care  of  us,  and  all  things 
around  us,  hut  he  is  also  near  us  at  all  times.  He 
sees  us  now.  He  sees  all  that  we  do,  and  lie  knows 
all  our  thoughts.  ;  He  knows  all  things. 

6.  We  should  thank  God  for  all  his  goodness  to  us. 
We  should  pray  to  him  often,  and  ask  him  to  keep 
us  from  sin,  and  to  bless  us. 

7.  When  we  rise  from  bed  in  the  morning,  and 
when  we  lie  down  at  night,  we  should  lift  up&our 
hearts  to  him  in  prayer.  God  will  hear  us,  and  if  we 
pray  to  him  with  a  right  heart,  he  will  bless  us,  both 
in  this  world,  and  in  the  world  to  come. 


LESSOR 

[    XV. 

please 

mam -ma 

plcas-ed 

dai-ly 

Bpell 

Sav-iour 

giv-en 

pic  t ure 

rule 

chil-dren 

pa-pa 

pret-ty 

mind 

heav-en 

leg-son 

lit-tle 

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T II  E     G  < )  0  D     CHILD. 

1.  I  love  to  do  as  I  am  bid; 

I  love  to  please  mamma; 
I  love  to  get  my  lesson,  too,. 
And  spell  to  my  papa. 

2.  When  children  want  my  pretty  toys, 

Or  little  picture-book, 
I  dearly  love  to  give  them  up, 
And  see  how  pleased  they  look. 

3.  I  love  to  please  the  Saviour,  too, 

And  mind  the  rule  he's  given, 
For  then  I  think  that  I  shall  go 
To  live  with  Him  in  Heaven. 


LESSON    XVI. 


speak 

touch 

mean 

want 

tree 

found 

branch 

cries 

climb 

riglit 

round 

flown 

clothes 

hold 

worth 

build 

down 

nest 

shrieks 

town 

A     BAD     7J0  Y     I1  U  N  r.S  II E  D  . 

Frank.     O,  mother,  look  at  that  boy  in  the  tree. 

Mother.  You  should  nut  climb  trees,  little  boy; 
you  will  tear  your  clotlies,  and  your  father  and  moth- 
er, I  dare  bay,  have  to  work  hard  to  get  them  for  you. 
Come  down,  and  let  mc  &peak  to  you. 


28  OUR  OWN   SECOND   READER. 

Boy.     Let  me  get  this  bird's  nest  first. 

Charles.     O,  do  not  touch  the  bird's  nest. 

Boy.  And  why  not?  I  found  it,  and  I  have  a 
right  to  take  it. 

Mother.  You  are  a  rude  boy,  and  a  bad  one,  too, 
I  fear.  Why  should  you  rob  the  poor  bird  of  its 
nest? 

Charles.  Look,  mother !  he  has  got  hold  of  the 
nest ;  and  see  !  there  are  some  young  birds  in  it ;  and 
hark!  what  a  sad  cry  the  old  ones  make  for  them,  as 
they  fly  from  branch  to  branch  round  the  boy's  head. 

Mother.  Pray  do  not  hurt  them.  Come  down, 
and  1  will  give  you  more  than  the  birds  are  worth. 

Charles.     Do,  mother. 

Mother.  What  would  you  say,  little  boy,  if  some 
one  wrere  to  find  out  your  home,  and  were  to  take 
you  from  your  father  and  mother,  in  spite  of  all  the 
shrieks  and  cries  which  you  or  they  might  make  ? 

Boy.  Why,  as  to  that,  not  much ;  but  what  do 
you  mean  to  give  me? 

Mother.  Do  you  not  know  that  those  poor  birds, 
whose  nest  you  now  want  to  take,  have  flown  miles 
and  miles,  day  by  day,  to  pick  up  twigs,  and  moss, 
and  hay,  and  bits  of  wool,  to  build  it  with? 

Boy.    There  is  no  wool  in  it  that  I  can  see. 

Mother.  Fie,  fie !  you  are  a  bad  bojr ;  and  God, 
who  sees  you  do  ill,  will  one  day  make  you  feel  for 
all  the  pain  you  give  to  those  poor  birds.  Come,  m}7 
dear,  it  is  time  for  us  to  tarn  back. 

The  next  day,  when  Frank  and  Charles  went  to 


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school,  they  were  told  that  a  boy  had  been  found 
dead  in  a  lane  close  by  the  town.  It  was  the  boy 
they  had  seen  in  the  tree  ! 

LESSON    XVII. 


though 

book 

mam-ma 

broth-ers 

think 

worth 

leis-ure 

pret-ty 

know 

pre-cious 

rush-es 

your-selves 

please 

writ-ten 

Mo-ses 

Sam-sou 

THE     BIBLE. 

1.  Can  you  see  God?  No:  you  cannot  see  Him. 
No  one  in  this  world  can  see  Him,  though  He  can 
see  us  all  the  time.  He  looks  at  us,  and  sees  all  we 
do  ;  He  hears  all  we  say,  and  He  knows  every  Aing 
which  we  think  about  or  wish,  even  if  we  do  not  tell 
it  to  any  body.  / 

2.  Do  you  not  wish  to  rJeaisXiod,  who  is  so  good 
and  kind  to  you  ?     Yes.  I  hoyjjje  you  do. 

3.  But  how  do  we  kn\v  just  what  will  please  Him  ? 
We  never  saw  Him  to  ask  Him  how  we  could  please 
Him,  and  how  shall  we  know  ? 

4.  I  will  tell  you.  He  has  given  us  a  book  in  which 
is  written  down  just  what  lie  wishes  us  to  do ;  and 
in  it  are  written  also  what  kind  things  He  has  done 
for  us,  and  what  more  He  means  to  do.  Must  not 
this  be  a  very  precious  book  ? 

5.  What  is  its  name?  It  is  the  Bible.  The  Biblo 
is  God's  book ;  it  is  the  book  which  He  has  given  us 


SO  OTTR   OWN    8££&£rt)  feEAfcEB. 

to  teach  us  what  will  please  Ilim.  It  is  the  most  pre- 
cious book  in  the  whole  world.  It  is  worth  more  than 
all  the  rest  of  the  books  in  the  world  put  together. 

6.  When  you  learn  how  to' read  well,  you  must  love 
to  read  the  Bible.  God  did  not  make  it  for  grown  up 
people  only;  it  was  made  for  children  too.  A  great 
man}1  things  in  it  are  about  little  children.  It  is  full 
of  the  most  beautiful  stories  in  the  world;  stories  for 
children. 

7.  Ask  your  mamma,  when  she  is  at  leisure,  to  tell 
you  one  of  the  pretty  stories  out  of  the  Bible.  The 
story  of  Moses  in  the  ark  of  bulrushes,  or  the  story 
of  that  good  man,  Daniel,  who  was  shut  up  in  the 
lion's  den,  or  of  Samson-,  who  was  so  very  strong,  or 
of  Joseph,  who  was  sold  for  a  slave  by  his  brothers. 

8.  But  I  cannot  tell  you  the  names  of  all  these 
pretty  stories-;  you  must  learn  to  read  the  Bible,  and 
find  them  all  out  for  yourselves. 


j 

-LESSON 

xpiii^ 

house 

boards 

strange 

trice 

teeth 

gnaw 

flight 

whole 

shelves 

plague 

pride 

thought 

guard 

caught 

curse 

hole 

cheese 

friends 

crept 

young 

THE     EAT     WITH     A     BE1L. 

1.  A  large  old  house  was  so  full  of  rats,  that  not  a 
thing  could  be  kept  from  their  teeth.    They  would 


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climb  walls  to  get  at  the  hams;  shelves,  hung  from 
the  roof  by  strings,  were  no  safe  guard  to  the  cheese, 
and  bread,  and  pies;  and  they  could  gnaw  their  way 
through  floors,  and  doors,  and  boards,  and  walls. 

2.  They  were  so  sly  and  quick  that  the  cat  could 
Dot  get  at  them.  So  great  was  the  plague  of  these 
rats,  that  it  was  thought  the  house  must  needs  be 
torn  down,  as  the  only  way  to  get  rid  of  them,  when 
two  boys,  by  a  rare  chance,  caught  a  young  one  in  a 
trap. 

8.  For  mere  sport,  and  with  no  thought  of  the 
good  that  would  grow  out  of  the  act,  they  made  fast 
a  small  bell  to  his  neck,  apd  then  let  him  go.  The 
rat  ran  with  great  joy  to  the  first  hole,  to  join  his 
friends ;  but  they,  when  they  heard  the  strange  sound 
of  the  bell,  made  off,  some  this  way  and  some  that* 

4.  Our  rat  at  once  knew  the  cause  of  their  flight. 
Full  of  the  joke,  he  rang  his  bell  as  loud  as  he  could  ; 
and  drove  them  from  hole  to  hole  and  from  room  to 
room,  till  at  last,  in  their  fear,  they  all  fled  out  of  the 
house. 

5.  The  young  rat  had  now  the  whole  house  for  his 
own  use,  and  ate  much  of  the  good  things  in  it.  But 
at  last  ho  tires  of  this  lone  way  of  life,  and  longs  to 
have  his  old  friends  back. 

G.  lie  now  tries  to  get  rid  of  his  bell,  and  drags 
and  pulls  at  it  with  his  fore  feet  till  ho  wears  the  skin 
off  his  neck,  but  all  in  vain.  The  bell,  which  had 
been  his  pride  and  joy,  was  now  his  curse  ;  he  heeds 
no  more  the  rich  when  there  is  no  one  to  caf  it- 


32  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 

with  him ;  and  one  day,  as,  sad  and  slow,  lie  crept 
from  room  to  room,  he  fell  in  the  way  of  puss,  who 
put  an  end  to  his  life  and  his  grief  in  a  trice. 


LESSON    XIX. 


spring 

thrown 

grain 

car-ries 

homes 

fields 

trees 

nse-ful 

shores 

mate 

young 

farm-er 

builds 

cake 

rob-in 

de-stroy 

crumbs 

worms 

ex-cept 

gar-den 

THE     BLUE-BIRD     AND     THE     ROBIN. 

1.  The  blue-bird  and  the  robin  are  the  first  birds 
we  see  in  the  spring.  When  the  snow  has  gone,  and 
the  first  warm  days  of  spring  have  come,  they  leave 
their  homes,  in  far  off  lands,  and  come  to  our  shores. 

2.  The  blue-bird  makes  its  nest  in  a  box  in  the  gar- 
den, or  in  a  hole  in  an  old  tree ;  and  the  robin  builds 
her  nest  near  the  top  of  a  tall  apple-tree. 

3.  The  blue-bird  and  the  robin  sometimes  build 
nests  near  the  house:  most  other  birds,  except  the 
martin  and  swallow,  are  afraid  to  come  near  to  a 
house. 

4.  When  the  robin  has  built  its  nest,  you  will  6ee 
the  father  bird,  perhaps  many  times  in  the  day,  come 
close  to  the  door,  to  pick  up  the  crumbs  that  are 
thrown  out  of  the  house.  He  does  not  eat  them  him- 
self, but  carries  them  to  the  nest  where  his  mate,  the 


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,    — . L. 

mother  bird,  is. with  her  young  ones,  and  lie  gives 
the  crumbs  to  them. 

5.  Sometimes  you  will  see  him  in  the  garden,  or 
in  the  field,  when  the  ground  has  been  dug  up,  look- 
ing for  worms;  for  robins  love  to  eat  worms  quite  as 
well  as  they  love  crumbs  of  bread  and  cake.  When 
the  father  bird  has  fed  his  mate  and  the  young  ones, 
he  sits  on  a  tree  near  the  nest,  and  sings  to  them. 

G.  Robins  are  very  useful  to  farmers,  for  they  de- 
stroy the  worms  that  would  hurt  the  trees,  or  the 
grain. 


LESSON     XX, 

look  light  scat-ter  op-press-ed 

while  some-thing  bles-sings  re-turn-ing 

smiles  em-ploy  path-way  fount-ain 

earth  self-ish  dis-pel-ling  dark-en-ed 

grief  ac-tive  sym-pa-thy  glad-den 

LIVE     FOR     SOMETHING. 

1.  Live  for  something,  be  not  idle, 

Look  about  thee  for  employ ; 
Sit  not  down  to  useless  dreaming  : 

Labor  is  the  sweetest  joy. 
Folded  hands  are  ever  weary, 

Selfish  hearts  are  never  gay; 
Life  for  thee  hath  many  duties  : 

Active  be,^hen,  while  you  may. 


34  OVR  OWN   SECOND   READEB, 

2.  Scatter  blessings  in  thy  pathway  ! 

Gentle  words  and  cheering  smiles, 
Better  are  than  gold  and  silver, 

With  their  grief-dispelling  wiles, 
As  the  pleasant  sunshine  falleth 

Ever  on  the  grateful  earth, 
So  let  sympathy  and  kindness 

Gladden  well  tho  darkened  hearth. 

3.  Hearts  there  are  oppressed  and  weary ; 

Drop  the  tear  of  sympathy, 
Whisper  words  of  hope  and  comfort, 

Give,  and  thy  reward  shall  be 
Joy  unto  thy  soul  returning, 

From  this  perfect  fountain-head, 
Freely,  as  thou  freely  givest, 

Shall  the  grateful  light  be  shed. 


LESSON    XXI. 


sports 
food 

trout 
roacli 

pleas-ant 
enrv-ed 

cost-ly 
at-tach-ed 

leave 

fish-ing 

some-times 

fin-gers 

catch 
ought 

get-ting 
fish-cs 

sur-geon 
knife 

re-sort 
at-tracts 

brook 

carry 

own 

pur-sued 

FISHING. 

1.  Of  all  tho  sports  of  young  persons,  there  is  none 
which  attracts  them  more  than  fishing.  It  is  often 
pursued  for  the  sake  of  getting  fish  for  food. 


OUR    OWN    SECOND    READER.  35 

2.  When  bpys  catch  fish  they  ought,  to  carry  them 
home  to  eat,  or  sell  them,  or  give  them  away,  for 
others  to  eat. 

3.  In  the  spring  of  the  year,  the  brook,  the  river, 
and  the  pond  afford  a  pleasant  resort  and  fine  sport. 
The  sly  tront,  the  dace,  the  carp,  the  perch,  and  the 
roach,  invite  the  boys  with  their  rods  and  lines,  hooks 
and  bait,  in  great  numbers. 

4.  The  best  lines  are  made  of  raw  silk,  and  the 
best  hooks  are  always  a  little  curved.  Little  bovs 
sometimes  get  the  hook  in  their  own  hands  or  fingers, 
and  then  the  surgeon  has  to  come,  with  his  sharp 
knife,  and  cut  it  out. 

5.  Fishing  rods  are  sometimes  made  in  joints  that 
slide  into  each  other,  and  make  a  cane.  Such  rods 
are  costly.  Lines  are  also  sometimes  wound  upon 
reels  which  arc  attached  to  the  rod.  With  a  reel, 
the  fisher  can,  with  ease,  make  his  line  long  or  short. 


LESSON    XXII. 


meal 

straw 

broth-er 

can-not 

trough 

think 

naugh-ty 

some-thing 

cross 

hun-gry 

al-thongh 

wa-ter 

growls 

him-self 

sis-ter 

man-ger 

THE     DOG     IN     THE     MANGER. 

1.  Here  is  an  ox  going  to  his  manger.     His  man- 
g-er  is  a  box  or  trough,  where  his  food  is  kept.     His 
food  is  hay,  or  straw,  or  meal  wet  with  water. 
b2 


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36  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 

2.  But  the  ox  finds  a  cross  dog  in  the  manger,  and 
the  cross  dog  barks  and  growls  at  him ;  so  that  the 
poor  ox,  who  is  very  hungry,  dares  not  go  near  his 
manger,  for  fear  this  cross  dog  will  bite  him. 

3.  The  dog  knows  that  the  poor  ox  is  hungry;  but 
the  cross  dog  cannot  eat  the  hay  himself,  nor  will  he 
let  the  poor  hungry  ox  eat  it. 

4.  Now,  this  is  very  much  like  a  cross  little  boy, 
who  has  a  little  brother  or  a  sister  that  wants  some- 
thing which  he  has,  and  which  this  cross  little  boy 
will  not  give  up,  although  he  does  not  want  to  play 
with  it  himself. 

5.  Now,  if  your  little  brother  or  your  little  sister 
wants  something  which  you  have,  think  of  this  story 
of  the  dog  in  the  manger,  and  do  not  act  like  this 
naughty  dog,  who,  though  lie  did  not  wish  to  eat  the 
hay  himself,  would  not  let  the  poor  hungry  ox  eat  it. 


LESSON    XXIII. 

shade  trust  splen-clid  track-less 

large  lj-ing  y  el-low  bul-wark 

world  pump-kin  a-corn  home-ward 

struck  grow-ing  ap-pearance  myf-i-ads 

learn  creep-ing  in-stru-ment  wis-dom 

THE     FALL     OF     THE     ACORN. 

1.  A  man  was  lying  in  the  shade  of  an  oak  tree, 
and  looking  at  a  pumpkin  which  was  growing  in  a 


OUR   OWN   SECOND    READER  37 

garden   close    by.      He   shook   Lis   head,  and   said, 
"  Well,  well !     Here  seems  to  be  a  mistake. 

2.  "It  does  not  appear  quite  right  to  me,  that  the 
little  creeping  pumpkin-vine  should  produce  such  a 
large,  splendid  fruit,  and  the  large,  noble  oak  tree 
should  bring  forth  such  a  poor  little  one. 

3.  "Now,  if  I  had  made  the  world,  the  oak  tree 
should  have  made  a  splendid  appearance,  with  large 
pumpkins  as  yellow  as  gold,  and  heavy  as  a  cannon 
ball." 

4.  Hardly  had  he  said  this,  when  an  acorn  dropped 
from  the  tree,  and  struck  him  so  sharply  on  the  nose 
as  to  make  it  bleed. 

5.  He  started  to  his  feet,  and  exclaimed,  "It  is 
all  right,  after  all !  If  this  acorn  had  been  a  pump- 
kin, my  head  would  have  been  broken,  to  a  cer- 
tainty i" 

6.  God  has  made  the  world  in  wisdom  and  in  love  ; 
and  where  we  cannot  understand  the  uses  of  things, 
we  should  believe  that  God,  who  sees  their  begin- 
nings and  their  ends,  is  the  best  judge. 

7.  Learn  to  trust  in  God,  and  to  believe  that  all 
He  does  for  us  is  for  the  best. 

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8.  Nothing  so  small  that  God  has  made 

But  has  its  destined  end  ; 
All  in  their  turn  his  purpose  serve — 
All  to  his  glory  tend. 

9.  The  grain  of  dust,  to  sight  unseen, 

With  myriads  may  combine 


38  OUR   OWN    SECOND    READER. 

To  form  a  bulwark  to  the  sea, 
Its  limits  to  confine. 

10.  The  little  drop  of  pearly  dew 

Which  on  the  blue-bell  lies, 
May,  in  the  sun's  bright  beams,  appear 
A  rainbow  in  the  skies ; 

11.  Or  in  the  trackless  ocean  main, 

With  others,  have  a  share, 
On  which  the  ship,  when  homeward  bound. 
Some  loving  heart  shall  bear. 


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12.  And  thus  the  humblest  of  us  all 
God's  instrument  may  prove, 
To  bless  and  shed  o'er  fellow-men 
The  bounty  of  his  love ! 


LESSON    XXIV 


clothes 

truth 

cloth-ing 

kn  owl  -edge 

know 

wool 

ap-pear 

vir-tue 

sheep 

pret-ty 

dress-ed 

rai-ment 

coat 

be-fore 

but-tcr-fly 

col-ors 

spun 

tu-lip 

ap-par-el 

silk-worm 

THE     CLOTHES     WE     WEAR. 

1.  Do  yon  know  what  your  clothes  are  made  of? 
The  new  coat  which  yon  think  so  pretty,  was  once 
wool  which  grow  on  the  back  of  the  sheep. 


OUR   OWN   SECOND    READER.  39 

2.  It  kept  the  sheep  warm  before  it  kept  you  warm. 
It  was  a  coat  which  the  sheep  wore.  And  when  the 
eheep  had  done  with  it,  it  was  made  into  a  coat  for 
you. 

3.  Has  your  brother  a  nice  pair  of  silk  gloves? 
A  little  worm  spun  the  silk  of  which  they  were 
made. 

4.  Is  your  dress  as  pretty  as  that  which  the  tulip 
wears?  Some  ilies  aro  dressed  in  rich  green  coats; 
and  the  butterfly  wears  a  coat  of  many  colors.  Aro 
your  clothes  as  pretty  as  theirs? 

5.  How  proud  we  are  j  how  fond  to  show 
Our  clothes,  and  call  them  rich  and  new; 
When  the  poor  sheep  and  silk-worm  wore 
That  very  clothing  long  before. 

G.  The  tulip,  and  the  butterfly 
Appear  in  gayer  coats  than  I : 
Let  me  be  dressed  fine  as  I  will, 
Flies,  worms,  and  flowers,  exceed  me  still. 

7.  Then  will  1  set  my  heart  to  find 
Inward  adorning  of  the  mind; 
Knowledge  and  virtue,  truth  and  grace; 
These  arc  the  robes  of  richest  dress. 

8.  No  more  shall  worms  with  me  compare ; 
This  is  the  raiment  angels  wear ; 

The  Son  of  God,  when  here  below, 
Tut  on  thi*  blest  apparel  too. 

Bi 


40  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 


LESSON    XXV. 

George  bless  en-tlre-ly  Vir-gin-ia 

sliore  Po-to-mae     '  punc-tu-al  eoun-try-men 

trunk  de-cis-ion  pi-e-ty  Feb-ru-a-ry 

thought  heav-en-ly        ful-fill-ed  Pres-i-dent 

sake  "Wash-ing-ton  o-be-di-ent  dil-i-gent 

Washington's  regard  for   his  mother, 

1.  George  "Washington,  when  a  boy,  had  gotten 
ready  to  go  to  sea,  as  a  midshipman.  Every  thing 
wras  arranged  for  his  departure. 

2.  The  vessel  lay  opposite  to  his  father's  house  on 
the  river  Potomac  ;  the  small  boat  had  been  sent  to 
the  shore  to  take  him  off,  and  his  heart  was  bent  on 
going. 

3.  After  his  trunk  had  been  put  on  board  the  boat, 
lie  went  to  bid  his  mother  farewell.  He  saw  the 
tears  in  her  eyes :  she  was  sad  at  the  thought  of  his 
leaving  her. 

4.  George  said  nothing  to  her;  but  he  saw  that 
she  would  be  greatly  distressed  if  he  went ;  and  he 
resolved  that,  for  his  mother's  sake,  he  would  give  up 
his  wish  to  go  to  sea. 

5.  He  said  to  the  man  who  had  carried  his  trunk 
to  the  boat:  "Go  and  bring  back  my  trunk;  I  will 
not  go  away,  if  my  mother  is  to  be  made  unhappy 
bv  it." 

6.  George's  mother  was  glad  at  his  decision  ;  but 
still  more  glad  because  of  the  filial  piety  it  showed  ; 


OtJR  OWN   SECOND  HEADER.  41 

.«.  ...  ■ 

and  she  said  to  him :  "  My  dear  boy,  you  will  not  re- 
pent of  this  step.  Our  heavenly  Father  1ms  promis- 
ed to  bless  the  children  who  honor  their  parents;  and 
I  believe  He  will  bless  you." 

7.  How  entirely  was  the  mother's  fond  belief  ful- 
filled!  AVho  is  there  among  men  more  honored  by 
his  countrymen,  and  by  good  men  and  children  all 
over  the  world,  than  George  Washington  ? 

8.  lie  was  one  of  the  best  of  boys.  Ho  was  dili- 
gent, punctual  and  obedient.  Some  of  his  school 
writing-books  still  remain,  and  show  how  careful  he 
was  to  write  well. 

9.  He  was  born  in  Virginia,  on  the  22d  of  Febru- 
ary, 1732.  He  was  the  first  President  of  the  United 
States.  He  died  on  the  14th  of  December,  1790. 
His  fame  is  inostMear  to  us  all. 

LESSON  XXVI. 


plant 

kept 

a-bout 

beau-ti-ful 

true 

once 

with-er-ed 

pun-ish-ed 

earth 

droop-ing 

fall-ing 

wa-ter-ing 

ought 

for-got 

to-day 

at-ten-tion 

fault 

need-i'ul 

to-mor-row 

an-oth-er 

THE  DANGER  OF  DEL  A  Y . 

Mrs.  Home.  Look  at  that  plant  which  I  gave  you 
but  a  short  time  ago;  it  is  dead. 

Ann.  O  !  I  am  so  sorry  it  is  dead,  mother,  that  I 
could  cry ! 

BO 


42  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 

3Irs.  II.  Last  Friday  I  heard  you  say,  "That 
flower  is  drooping;  I  must  give  it  some  water,  or  it 
will  die." 

Ann.     But,  mother,  I  forgot  all  about  it. 

Mrs.  II.  Yes,  you  put  off  the  needful  attention 
till  morning ;  and  when  the  morning  came,  you  did 
not  think  of  it. 

Ann.  That  is  true,  mother  ;  and  so  the  poor  plant 
was  left  all  day  without  water  in  the  hot  sun. 

Mrs.  II.  Its  leaves,  that  were  so  fresh  and  green, 
are  now  withered  and  falling  off.  Its  flowers,  that 
were  so  bright  and  gay,  are  faded. 

Ann.  The  plant  is  lost,  for  want  of  nourishment ; 
it  is  bending  to  the  earth  ;  it  will  bloom  no  more. 

Mrs.  II.  And  yet,  a  little  timely  care  would  have 
saved  it. 

Ann.  Ah  !  if  I  had  watered  it  last  night,  it  might 
have  been  gay  and  blooming  still.  . 

Mrs.  II.     Did  you  not  think  it  would  die? 

Ann.  Indeed,  mother,  I  did  not  mean  to  neglect 
it;  I  meant  to  water  it  in  the  morning. 

Mrs.  II.  But  why,  my  dear  child,  did  you  leave 
'it  till  the  morning?  Why  did  you  not  water  it  at 
once? 

Ann.  I  wanted  to  do  something  else  at  the  mo* 
ment,  and  so  I  thought  it  would  be  just  as  well  to 
put  off  watering  the  plant  till  morning. 

Mrs.  II.  Is  it  easier  to  do  a  thing  to-morrow  than 
to-day?  I  think  not.  I  think  it  is  far  better  to  do 
every  thing  at  the  time  when  it  ought  to  be  done. 


E  uWN    BECOND   READER.  43 

Ann.  Dear  mother,  I  see  my  fault ;  I  am  pun- 
ished for  it  in  the  loss  of  this  beautiful  plant. 

Mrs.  II.  See  the  danger  there  is  in  delay.  You 
might  have  kept  the  plant  alive  ;  but  now  that  you 
have  let  it  die,  you  cannot  bring  it  to  life  again. 

Ann.  I  shall  always  think  of  my  poor  plant  when 
I  want  to  put  a  thing  off,  after  this. 

Mrs.  II.  Let  its  loss  be  a  lesson  to  you,  never  to 
put  off  till  another  time  that  which  you  ought  to  do 
at  once.  Delay  is  almost  sure  to  be  the  cause  of 
sorrow. 


LESSON    XXVII. 


win-do  w 

guit-ar 

a-wake 

beau-ti-ful 

niorn-ing 

rais-ed 

hap-py 

car-ried 

rob- in 

rest-ing 

thought-less 

seem-edv 

pret-ti-er 

sweet-ly 

fin-ish-ed 

mo-ment 

A     THOUGHTLESS     MAN 

1.  There  came  to  my  window, 

( hie  morning  in  spring, 
A  sweet  little  robin, 

She  came  there  to  sing; 
And  the  tune  that  she  sung 

Was  prettier  far, 
Than  ever  I  hoard 

<  Mi  the  flute,  or  £uik*r. 

2.  She  rawed  ber  light  wings 

To  <:oar  fa] 


44  OCR   0\VN    SECOND   EEADKjS. 

Then  renting  a  moment, 
Seemed  sweetly  to  say, 

"  O  happy,  how  happy 
This  world  seems  to  be, 

Awake  little  girl, 

And  be  happy  with  me." 

3.  But  just  as  she  finished 

Her  beautiful  son<r, 
A  thoughtless  young  man 

With  a  gun  came  along] 
lie  killed,  and  he  carried 

My  sweet  bird  away, 
And  no  more  will  she  sing 

At  the  dawn  of  the  da  v. 


LESSON    XXVIII. 

fatE-er      sis-ter     pa-rents  aunt 

moth-er    un-cle     graiid-fath-er     child-ren 
brotb-er   cous-in    grand-moth-er  grand-pa-rents 

UOW     A II E     W  B     RELATED. 

1.  When  a  little  boy  and  girl  have  the  same  father 
and  mother,  they  are  brother  and  sister. 

2.  If  two  little   boys   have  the  same  father  and 
mother,  they  are  brothers. 

3.  If  two   little  girls   have  the  same  father  ami 
mother,  they  aro  Bi&tera, 


otfft  oHvjjr  sficoNi)  KSAbfifc.  45 

•1.  Your  uncle  is  the  brother  of  your  lather,  or  of 
your  mother. 

5.  Your  aunt  is  the  sister  of  your  father,  or  of  your 
mother.    . 

0.  The  children  of  the  brother,  or  of  the  sister  of 
your  lather,  or  of  your  mother,-  are  your  cousins. 

7.  Your  father's  father  is  your  grand-father,  and 
your  mother's  father  is  also  your  grand-father. 

8.  Your  father's  mother,  and  your  mother's  moth- 
er, are  both  your  gfand-mother. 

9.  \  our  father  and  your  mother  are  your  parents. 

10.  Their  parents  are  your  grand-parents,  and 
your  grand-parents1  father  and  mother  aro  your 
great  grand-parents. 

11.  Your  fathers  uncle  and  aunt,  and  your  moth- 
er's uncle  and  aunt,  are  your  great  uncles  and  aunts* 


LESSON    XXI fc. 


birds 

build 

swal-lows 

cheer-less 

back 

throw 

orch-ard 

throw-in  £ 

storms 

chil-ling 

Bweet-ly 

morn-ing 

eaves 

du-ring 

joy-ous 

fright-en 

don't    kilt 

i     THE     BIRDS. 

li  The  little  birds  have  been  away  during  the  win- 
ter; and  now  that  the  chilling  storms  of  winter  arc 
over,  they  have  come  back  again.  How  sweetly 
they  sing!     Liltlu  boys,  don't  kill  the  birds. 


4.6  ICOND  REA&EE, 

2.  There  arc  the  swallows.  The  air  seems  to  be 
full  of  them.  They  were  here  last  summer,  but  they 
went  away  before  winter  came.  They  went  a  long 
way  to  the  south,  where  it  was  warm.  Now  they 
have  come  back;  and  again  they  will  build  their 
nests  under  the  eaves  of  the  barn. 

3.  The  robins  have  come  too.  The  orchard  seems 
to  be  full  of  them.  They  love  to  build  their  nests  in 
the  apple-trees.  How  sweetly  they  sing  early  in  the 
morning,  as  soon  as  it  begins  to  be  light ! 

4.  I  hope  no  one  will  kill  the  birds,  or  frighten 
them  away.  Some  wicked  boys  throw  stones  at 
them,  and  try  to  kill  them.  How  would  these  boys 
like  to  have  some  wicked  men  throw  stones  at  them  ? 
There  comes  Henry!  He  is  throwing  stones  at  the 
robins  now  !     I  believe  he  has  hit  one  ! 

5.  Henry,  do  not  kill  the  birds — the  pretty  little 
birds !  Why  do  you  wish  to  kill  them?  Do  you  not 
like  to  have  them  sing  about  the  door?  Then  do  not 
shoot  them  with  your  bow  and  arrow. 

6.  Don't  kill  the  birds— the  little  birds  I 

They  sing  about  the  door, 
Soon  as  the  joyous  spring  has  come, 
And  chilling  storms  arc  o'er. 

7.  The  little  birds  that  sweetly  sin^ ! 

Oh,  let  them  joyous  live; 
And  do  not  seek  to  take  their  life, 
Which  you  can  never  ^civc. 


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8.  Don't  kill  the  birds— the  pretty  birds 
That  play  among  the  trees ; 
'Twould  make  the  earth  a  cheerless  place, 
To  see  no  more  of  these. 

0.  The  little  birds  that  fondly  play, 
Do  not  disturb  tlicir  sport; 
But  let  them  warble  forth  their  songs, 
'Till  winter  cuts  them  short. 

10.  Don't  kill  the  birds— the  happy  birds, 
That  cheer  the  field  and  grove ; 
Such  harmless  things  to  look  upon 
They  claim  our  warmest  love. 


LESSON    XXX. 

Sun-day     Sa-viour     a-muse-ments    pun-ish-ed 
play-ful      kind-ness    par-a-ble  sen-sa-tion 

Sab-bath    pip-pins      re-ceiv-ed  re-mein-ber 

A     PARABLE* 

1.  "  0,  dear !  I  am  so  tired  of  Sunday  1"  So  said 
Willie,  a  playful  little  boy,  who  was  longing  for  the 
Sabbath  to  be  over,  that  he  might  return  to  his  play. 

2.  "  Who  wants  to  hear  a  story !"  said  a  kind  friend 
who  was  present.  "I  sir,"  "and  I,"  and  I,"  said 
the  children,  as  they  gathered  around  him.  Then  ho 
told  them  a  parable.  Our  Saviour,  when  he  was  on 
earth,  often  taught  the  people  by  parables. 


4.S  OUR   OWn    SECOND   KEAttL-i. 

3.  Tlie  parable  told  the  little  boys,  *\vas  of  a*kind 
man  who  had  some  very  rich  apples  hanging  Upon  a 
tree.  A  poor  man  was  passing  by  the  house  of  the 
owner,  and  he  stopped  to  admire  this  beautiful  apple- 
tree.  He  counted  these  ripe  golden  pippins — there 
were  just  seven  of  them. 

4.  The  rich  owner  could  afford  to  give  them  away  ; 
and  it  gave  him  so  much  pleasure  to  make  this  poor 
man  happy,  that  he  called  him  and  said,  u  My  friend, 
I  will  give  you  a  part  of  my  fruit."  So  lie  held  out 
his  hand  and  received  six  of  the  apples.  The  owner 
had  only  kept  one  for  himself. 

5.  Do  you  think  the  pour  man  was  grateful  for  his 
kindness?  "No,  indeed.  lie  wanted  the  seven  pip- 
pins for  himself.  And  at  last  he  made  up  his  mind 
that  he  would  watch,  and  go  back  and  steal  the  other 
apple. 

6.  "Did  he  do  that?"  said  Willie,  very  indignant. 
<;  He  ought  to  have  been  ashamed  of  himself.  And 
I  hope  he  got  well  punished  for  stealing  that  apple." 

7*  "  How  many  days  are  there  in  a  \Veek,  Willie?", 
said  his  friend. 

"  Seven,"  said  Willie,  blushing  deeply ;  for  now  he 
began  to  understand  the  parable,  and  he  felt  an  un- 
easy sensation  at  his  heart — conscience  began  to 
whisper  to  him. 

8.  "  And  ought  not  a  boy  to  be  ashamed  of  him- 
self who  is  unwilling  on  the  seventh  day  to  lay  aside 
his  amusements?  Ought  he  not  to  be  punished  if  he 
will  not  remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy?" 


01TR   OWN   SECOND   READEE.  4D 


LESSON 

XXXI. 

Ivob-ert 

pOO-plo 

chim-ney 

thou-sand 

Ma-ry 

moun-tain 

qnes-tions 

sto-ry 

fun-ny 

sum-mer 

sail-ed 

AM 

per-hags 

UNCLE     T  O  B Y . 

1.  Uncle  Toby  is  telling  Robert  and  Mary  wliere 
lie  lias  been,  and  what  he  has  seen.  He  has  been  all 
around  the  world  ;  he  has  seen  many  strange  lands  ; 
lie  Jias  seen  a  great  many  people ;  and  he  tells  a 
great  many  funny  stories. 

2.  Uncle  Toby  is  telling  them  now  that  he  was 
once  in  a  very  cold  conntiy,  where  the  sun  did  not 
rise  for  three  whole  months,  and  it  was  night  there 
all  that  time.  The  people  lived  in  houses  made  of 
snow  and  ice.  Where  do  yon  think  that  country  is? 
Perhaps  your  teacher  will  tell  you. 

3.  Uncle  Toby  says  he  has  seen  mountains  whose 
tops  are  so  high  and  so  cold  that  the  snow  never  melts 
there.  x\  man  would  freeze  to  death  before  he  could 
climb  to  the  top  of  such  a  mountain. 

4.  "  But  why  don't  the  sun  melt  the  snow  up 
there V  said  Mary.  "Is  it  never  summer  there?" 
" The  summers  up  there,''  said  Uncle  Toby,  "are- 
colder  than  our  coldest  winters  here.  The  higher 
up  we  go,  the  colder  it  i 

5.  "But  some  of  the  high  mountains,"  said  Uncle 
Toby,  "have  great  fires  in  them,  and  Binoke  and  tire 
come  out  of  th<  thej  come  out  of  a 
chimney,  when  the  chimney  is  on  lire." 


50  OtTB    OWN    SECOND    READER. 


6.  u  It  would  lake  more  than  ten  thousand  chim- 
neys on  fire,"  said  Uncle  Tohy,  "  to  make  such  a  fire 
as  I  have  seen  come  out  of  the  top  of  a  mountain." 
Robert  and  Mary  thought  this  was  a  pretty  big  story ; 
but  it  is  a  true  story. 

7.  Robert  and  Mary  asked  Uncle  Toby  a  great 
many  questions  about  these  mountains  on  lire,  and 
about  the  ships  he  had  sailed  in,  and  about  the  strange 
fish  and  the  great  whales  that  he  had  seen  in  the  sea. 

8.  And  Uncle  Toby  had  seen  lions,  and  tigers,  and 
a  great  many  other  wild  beasts;  and  he  told  Robert 
and  Mary  a  great  many  nice  stories  about  them. 

9.  Would  you  not  like  to  have  some  one  tell  you 
just  such  stories  as  Uncle  Toby  told  ?  All  the  stories 
he  told  were  true.     True  stories  are  the  best  stories. 


LESSON    XXXII. 


praise 

bless 

wor-ship 

for-ev-cr 

thanks 

mer-cy 

pas-ture 

mer-ci-ful 

kueel 

ris-ing 

form-ed 

with-in 

strength 

go-in  g 

en-dur-oth 

ben-c-fits 

PRAISE     YE   T  HE     LORD. 

1.  Praise  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  Him  upon  the  harp. 
0  give  thauks  unto  the  Lord,  for  lie  is  good  ;  for  His 
mercy  endureth  forever; 

2.  It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
and  to  sing  praises  unto  the  name  of  the  Most  High. 


OUR    OWN    SECOND    READER.  51 


From  the  rising  of  the  snn  unto  the  going  down  of 
the  same,  the  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

3.  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations;  praise  Him  all 
ye  people.  For  His  merciful  kindness  is  great  to- 
ward us;  and  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for- 
ever.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

4.  The  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a  great  king  above 
all  gods.  In  His  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the 
earth,  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  His  also.  The  sea  is 
His,  and  He  made  it ;  and  His  hands  formed  the  dry 
land. 

5.  O  come,  lot  us  worship  and  bow  down  ;  let  us 
kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker.  For  He  is  our 
God,  and  we  are  the  people  of  His  pasture,  and  the 
sheep  of  His  care. 

6.  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  all  that  is  within 
me,  bless  His  Holy  name.  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my 
soul,  and  forget  not  all  His  benefits. 


LESSON    XXXIII. 

bow  heed  hon-or  mead-ow 

kneo  though  un-clean  sun-light 

take  Sab-bath  ncigh-bor  will-fui 

due  pro-fane  coin-mand-moht  cov-et 

THE    TEN     C  0  M  SI1NDMKKTB. 

1.  See  that  thou  have  no  gods  but  me ; 
2    Before  no  idol  tow  thy  knee  , 


53 


OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 


3.  Take  not  the  name  of  God  in  vain, 

4.  Nor  dare  the  Sabbath-day  profane. 

5.  Give  both  thy  parents  honor  due ; 

6.  Take  heed  that  then  no  murder  do. 

7>  Shun  words,  and  thoughts,  and  deeds  unclean; 

8.  Steal  not,  though  thou  art  poor  and  mean. 

9.  Don't  make  a  wilful  lie ;  nor  love  it. 
10.  What  is  thy  neighbor's,  do  not  covet. 


THE     WORLD     IS     FULL     OF     BEAUTY, 

There  is  beauty  in  the  forest 

Where  the  trees  are  green  and  fair, 
There  is  beauty  in  the  meadow 

Where  wild  flowers  scent  the  air; 
There  is  beauty  in  the  sunlight, 

And  the  soft  blue  beams  above : 
Oh,  the  world  is  full  of  beauty 

When  the  heart  is  full  of  love  ! 


LESSON    XXXIV. 

flanks          snatch              pleas-ing  ex-treme 

stripes         ti-ger                con-trast  dis-pute 

fierce          hand-some       taw-ny  trust-ed 

T  II  E     TIGER. 

1;  The  tiger  is  a  very  handsome  beast.     His  whole 

body  is   marked  with  black  stripes,  which  form  a 


OUR   OWN    SECOND   HEADER. 


53 


pleasing  contrast  with  the  tawny  color  upon  which 
they  are  placed. 

2.  His  face  and  flanks  are  nearly  white.  His  tail, 
which  is  marked  with  black  rings,  is  nearly  as  long 
as  his  whole  body. 

3.  The  royal  tiger  of  India  is  sometimes  found 
even  larger  than  the  lion,  and  is  the  only  beast  of 
prey  which  is  able  to  dispute  with  him. 

4.  In  form  and  motion  he  is  much  like  a  cat.  He 
is  fierce  and  cruel  in  the  extreme ;  and  is  seldom 
tamed  so  as  to  be  trusted  by  his  keepers. 

5.  The  tiger,  for  the  most  part,  preys  upon  other 
animals,  but  when  pressed  by  hunger,  will  attack  a 
man ;  and  has  been  known  even  to  snatch  a  person 
from  his  friends,  with  whom  he  was  walking,  and 
carrv  him  with  ease  over  a  garden  wall. 


LESSON     XXXV. 

quite 

jump- 

spy-ing 

dig-ni-ty 

loose 

growl-ed  . 

,.ti-ger 

ven-tur-ed 

means 

seized    Lj 

llde-fence 

seam-per-ed 

sprung 

coup-le  M 

1  con  r -age 

sat-is-fied 

caught 

de-cide^j 

Jpre-par-ed 

el-e-phant 

noose 

keep-er  If 

•  ap-pe-tite 

con-fu-sion 

ELEPHANT     AND     TIGRESS. 

1.  One  day,  the  keeper  of  some  animals  went  to 
his  dinner  as  usual ;  and  as  he  went  out,  left  all  of 
them  quite  sate,  as  he  thought,  in  their  cages.     But 


54-  OtjR   OWN    SECOND   HEADER. 

it  was  not  so.  Quo  of  the  cages,  which  contained  a 
tiger  and  tigress,  was  quite  old,  and  the  couple  broke 
loose.  They  looked  around  to  lind  something  to 
gratify  their  appetite,  and  spying  the  lama,  they 
pitched  upon  her  for  their  dinner. 

2.  The  poor  lama  was  sorely  frightened  at  their  ap- 
proach, with  mouths  wide  open  ;  but  against  such 
terriiic  animals  she  had  no  means  of  defence.  In  a 
moment,  the  tigers  grasped  her  by  the  throat,  and 
began  to  suck  her  blood. 

3.  At  this  moment  the  keeper  entered.  Being  a 
man  of  great  courage,  he  seized  a  rope,  and  ventur- 
ed forward,  intending  to  throw  a  noose  over  the  heads 
of  the  two  animals,  as  they  were  busily  sucking  the 
blood  of  the  lama. 

4.  Just  as  he  was  throwing  the  noose,  the  tigress 
turned  and  prepared  to  jump  upon  him.  He  knew 
not  what  to  do.  Her  eye-balls  were  flashing  fire, 
and  her  jaws  were  ready  to  destroy  him.  He  had 
but  a  moment  to  decide.  In  that  moment  he  sprang 
behind  an  elephant  which  stood  near.  The  tigress 
saw  the  keeper,  and  sprang  toward  him.  But,  as 
she  was  bounding  past  the  elephant^  almost  with  the 
swiftness  of  a  bulletj  this  animal  reached  forth  his 
trunk,  caught  the  tigress,  and  threw  her  headlong  to 
the  farther  end  of  the  building. 

5.  Every  thing  was  now  in  confusion.  The  mon- 
keys jumped  for  their  lives,  and  the  baboons  scam- 
pered up  to  the  rafters.  The  elephant  stood  still,  and, 
at  the  command  of  the  keeper,  took  him  up  with  his 


OtR   OWN   SECOND   REAt)K».  55 

trunk,  and,  with  a  single  toss,  placed  him  upon  his 
back,  out  of  danger. 

6.  The  tigress  was  not  yet  satisfied,  but  made 
another  jump  at  the  keeper.  But  the  elephant 
caught  her  again,  and  threw  her  with  such  force 
against  the  side  of  the  house,  that  she  was  glad  to 
go  quietly  back  into  her  cage. 

7.  In  the  mean  time,  the  tiger  was  looking  about 
to  see  what  animal  he  should  attack.  On  raising  his 
eyes,  the  first  thing  he  saw  was  the  lion,  who  was 
looking  on  from  his  cage  with  great  dignity.  The 
tiger  showed  Ins  teeth  and  growled ;  the  lion  shook 
his  mane. 

8.  At  last  the  tiger  sprang  at  the  cage  with  great 
fury,  and  forced  one  of  his  paws  through  the  bars. 
But  the  lion  made  a  grab  at  the  tiger's  foot,  and 
caught  if.  He  pulled  the  whole  leg  into  the  cage, 
and  held  it  there  till  the  keeper  could  jump  from  the 
back  of  the  elephant,  and  throw  a  noose  over  the 
tiger's  hcack 

0.  Both  the  tigers  were  then  secured  in  their  cage. 
Thus,  by  the  instinct  of  the  elephant,  and  the  teeth 
of  the  lion,  as  well  as  his  own  courage,  the  keeper 
was  saved  from  the  jaws  of  the  tiger  and  tigress. 


LESSON    XXXVI. 


smart  think  road-ing         be-cause 

bright  name  ta-rv  sup-poso 


50  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

strange         Slo-kins  les-son  get-ting 

nice  bns-y        &   searce-ly         used 

torn  al-though       ac-tive  dir-ty 

I,  A  Z  Y     S  L  O  K I  N  S  ,     THE     SCHOOL     BOY. 

1.  One  of  the  two  boys  Las  a  book  in  his  hand, 
and  he  is  very  busy  reading  it.  It  looks  like  a  new 
book,  although  the  boy  has  used  it  a  long  time. 

2.  This  boy  is  getting  his  lesson  in  school ;  and  he 
will  have  a  good  lesson,  and  will  recite  it  well.  You 
can  see  that  he  is  not  a  lazy  boy,  and  that  he  takes 
good  care  of  his  books. 

3.  The  name  of  the  other  boy  is  Slokins.  What 
•do  you  think  of  him  ?  He  looks  like  a  lazy  fellow. 
He  has  a  book  in  his  hand,  but  it  is  all  torn  in  pieces. 
He  can  scarcely  read  in  it.  When  he  reads,  he  has 
to  stop  and  spell  out  the  hard  words. 

4.  Slokins  does  not  like  a  book.     You  can  see  that 
in  his  face.     His  face  tells  on  him.     It  tells  that  he  is 
lazy.     Do  you   think,  if  he  were  a  good,  smart,  and 
active  boy,  and  one  who  liked  to  read,  his  face  would  - 
look  so  \ 

5,,  jST6,  his  face  would  not  look  so.  lie  would  have 
a  bright  look,  for  smart  boys  look  bright.  And  how 
do  you  suppose  Slokins'  book,  became  so  torn  and 
dirty?     It  is  because  he  did  not  take  care  of  it. 

6.  Is  it  not  strange  that  the  books  of  the  boys  who 
get  their  lessons  always  look'  clean  and  neat  ? 


Et   OWN   SECOND   KEADEK.  57 


^ 


LESSON   X&XVII. 


sleep 

shoos 

bet-ter 

1  o    fir 

wliy 

wife 

it    him -self 

be-como 

wears 

while 

mon-ey 

with-out 

one 

work 

pic-ture 

some-times 

SL 

O  K  I  N  s 

,     THE     YOUNG 

MAN. 

1.  What  a  lazy  man  tin's  is !  Don't  you  think 
he  looks  lazy?  Why  dont  he  get  up  and  go  to 
work  ? 

2.  He  is  too  lazy  to  work ;  so  he  sits  iown  in  the 
sun,  and  goes  to  sleep.  Who  do  you  think  he  is? 
Why,  that  is  Slokins  himself.  He  is  a  man  now,  but 
he  is  just  as  lazy  as  ever. 

3.  What  a  poor  old  hat  he  wears!  Wliy]f don't 
he  get  a  better  hat?  A  better  hat!  How  can 
he  get  a  hat  without  money,  and  how  can  he  get 
money  if  he  will  not  work?  Lazy  men  have  but 
little  money. 

4.  Do  you  see  one  of  his  shoes  ?  Do  you  see  how 
his  toes  stick  out  of  it?  Why  don't  he  get  a  pair  of 
new  shoes?  New  shoes!  How  can  he  get  them 
without  money?  He  has  a  wife  at  home  ;  but  what 
do  you  think  will  become  of  her? 

5.  Sometimes  this  man  works  a  little  while,  and 
gets  a  little  money;  but  he  does  not  use  it  to  buy  a 
hat,  or  shoes.  What  does  ho  do  with  it?  Do  you 
ask  me  what  he  does  with  it?  Look  in  the  next  les- 
son and  see  what  he  does  with  it. 

a 


5S  OUR    OWN    SECOND    READER. 


LE5SON    XXXVIII 


sharp 

drunk 

pock-et 

be-comes 

mean 

e-nough 

cra-zy 

drunk-ard 

chin 

sign-board 

do-ing 

fill-ed 

drink 

hur-ry          « 

]it-tle 

some-times 

hurt 

bot-tle 

stag-ger 

grog-shop 

LAZY     S  L  0  K I N  S  , 

THE     DRUNKARD. 

1.  Sure  enough !  Here  he  is  again.  This  is  the 
same  mum,  only  a  little  older.  It  is  Slokins  himself. 
I  can  tell  by  his  long  nose,  and  his  sharp  chin,  and 
his  mean  look. 

2.  But  where  is  he  now!  Where  is  he  now?  He 
is  on  the  "road  to  ruin."  Don't  you  see  that  the 
sign -board  says  so  !  But  Slokins  did  not  stop  to  read 
it.     Lazy  man  as  he  is,  he  is  sometimes  in  a  hurry. 

3.  What  kind  of  a  place  do  y ou  think  that  is  which 
you  see  at  the  corner  of  the  street?  It  is  a  grog- 
shop. And  what  is  Slokins  doifig  there  ?  He  has 
gone  there  to  get  a  drink — to  get  a  drink  of  rum,  and 
to  get  his  bottle  filled  with  rum.  Do  you  seethe 
bottle  in  his  pocket  ? 

4.  What  harm  will  it/do  if  Slokins  does  drink  rum  ? 
What  harm  will  it  okfl  If  he  drinks  a  little,  it  will 
make  him  want  to- drink  more;  if  he  drinks  a  little 
more,  it  wilk-mlike  him  wild  and  crazy ;  and  if  he 
drinks  much  more,  it  will  make  him  stagger  and  fall 
down  drunk  in  the  street. 

5.  It  is  not  safe  for  a  man  to  drink  any  mm,  for  if 


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lie  drinks  only  a  little  at  a  time,  he  will  goon  love  it 
so  that  lie  will  be  apt  to  drink  more  and  more,  until 
he  becomes  a  drunkard. 


LESSON    XXXIX. 

stole  straw  mock-er  red-ncss 

wife  earn  racing  tar-iy 

•     child  a-bout  bab-blings  bit-c'th 

touch  pris-on  con-ten-tions  sting-oth 

LAZY  SLOKINS,  THE  THIEF. 

1.  But  what  became  of  that  man,  Slokins,  whom 
we  read  about  in  the  last  lessons  ?  Did  he  become  a 
drunkard  I 

2.  Yes,  he  became  a  drunkard  ;  and  then  he  stole 
money  to  buy  rum  with,  and  then  he  was  put  in  pri- 
son. There  you  may  see  him— a  poor  old  drunkard, 
on  a  bed  of  straw. 

3.  But  what  became  of  \\h  wife?  She  is  very 
poor,  and  has  to  work  very  hard  to  earn  some  money 
to  buy  food  for  herself  and  child. 

4.  If  you  do  not  wish  to  be  a  drunkard,  do  not 
taste  rum  nor  any  other  strong  drink.  Do  not  go 
where  it  is  sold.  "Touch  not,  taste  not,  handle  not/' 
That  is  the  safest  way. 

5.  Do  you  know  what  the  Bible  says  about  stron- 
drink?     [|  says,  "Wine  is  a  mocker;  strong  drinl 

ing.     Who  hath   woe?    who   hath  sorrow?   who 


GO  OUR    OWN    SECOND    READER. 

Lath  contentions?  "who  hath  babblings?  who  hath 
wounds  without  cause?  who  hath  redness  of  eyes? 
They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine." 

6.  The  Bible  also  says,  "Look  not  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red.  At  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent,  and 
stingeth  like  an  adder." 


LESSON    XL. 


tried 

arm-y 

nest-lings 

tee-to-tal 

guess 

sweet-ly 

be-long 

sing-ing 

wrong 

re-pli-ed 

be-sides 

morn-ing 

beak 

dip  ped 

tem-per-ance 

be-cause 

crumb 

brush-ed 

re-mem-ber 

wait-ing 

THE 

robin's 

TEMPERANCE 

SONG. 

1.  I  asked  a  sweet  robin,  one  morning  in  May, 
Who  sung  in  the  apple-tree  over  the  way, 
What  'twas  she  was  singing  so  sweetly  about, 
For  I'd  tried  a  long  time,  but  could  not  find  out; 
"Why,  I'm  sure/'  she  replied,  "you  cannot  guess  wrong; 
Don't  you  know  I  am  singing  a  temperance  song? 

2.  "  Teetotal — oh,  that's  the  first  word  of  my  lay; 
And  then,  don't  you  see  how  I  twitter  away  ? 

;Tis  because  I've  just  dipped  my  beak  in  the  spring, 
And  brushed  the  fair  face  of  the  lake  with  my  wing. 
Cold  water,  cold  water;  yes,  that  is  my  song, 
And  I  love  to  keep  singing  it  all  the  day  long. 


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3.   "  And  now,  my  sweet  child,  won't  you  give  me  a  civumb  ? 
For  the  dear  little  nestlings  are  wailing  at  home  : 
And  one  thing  besides  :  since  my  story  you've  heard, 
I  hope  you'll  remember  the  lay  of  the  bird  ; 
And  never  forget,  while  you  list  to  my  song, 
All  the  birds  to  the  cold-water  army  belong." 


LESSON    XLI. 


grain         two  chick-ens        an-oth-cr 


s 


perch        seiz-ed  naught-y        con-quer-ed 

drove        quar-rel        Jlght-ing         quar-rel-some 
fought      feath-ers       gaih-er-ed      to-geth-er 
cocks         hun-gry        re-veng-ed      farm-yard 

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THE     QUARRELSOME     COCKS. 

1.  Here  is  a  story  about  two  foolish  cocks  that 
were  always  quarreling,  which  is  very  naughty. 
You  do  not  quarrel?  No!  I  ani  glad  of  it;  but  if 
you  see  any  little  boys  that  quarrel,  you  may  tell 
them  the  story  of  the  cocks. 

2.  There  was  once  a  hen  that  lived  in  a  farm-yard, 
and  she  had  a  large  brood  of  chickens.  She  took  a 
great  deal  of  care  of  them,  and  gathered  them  under 
her  wings  every  night,  aud  fed  them  and  nursed 
them  very  well. 

3.  The  chickens  Were  all  1,  except  two 
cocks,  thai  qnarn  ith  one  another. 
They  were  hardly  out  of  the  shell,  before  they  began 


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to  peck  at  each  other;  and  when  they  grew  larger, 
the}'  fought  till  they  were  all  bloody. 

4.  If  one  picked  up  a  grain  of  corn,  the  other  al- 
ways wanted  it.  They  never  looked  pretty,  because 
their  feathers  were  pulled  off  in  lighting,  till  they 
were  quite  bare ;  and  the}- pecked  at  one  another's 
eyes,  till  they  were  both  almost  blind. 

5.  The  old  hen  very  often  told  them  how  naughty 
it  was  to  quarrel  so ;  but  they  did  not  mind  her. 

6.  One  day  these  two  cocks  had  been  fighting,  as 
they  always  did;  and  the  largest  cock,  whose  name 
was  Poco,  beat  the  other,  and  crowed  over  him,  and 
drove  him  quite  out  of  the  yard. 

7.  The  cock  that  had  been  beaten,  slunk  away  and 
hid  himself;  for  he  was  vexed  that  he  had  been  con- 
quered, and  he  wanted  sadly  to  be  revenged  ;  but  he 
did  not  know  how  to  manage  it,  for  he  was  not  strong 
enough  himself. 

8.  So,  after  thinking  a  great  deal,  he  went  to  an 
old  sly  fox  that  lived  near,  and  said  to  him,  "Fox,  if 
you  will  come  with  me,  I  will  show  you  where  there 
is  a  large,  fat  cock  in  a  farm-yard,  and  you  may  eat 
him  up,  if  you  will." 

9.  The  fox  was  very  glad,  for  he  was  hungry 
enough  ;  and  he  said,  "Yes,  I  will  come,  with  all  my 
heart,  and  I  will  not  leave  a  feather  of  him;  come 
now,  and  show  me  where  he  may  be  found." 

10.  So  they  went  together,  and  the  cock  showed 
the  fox  the  way  into  the  farm-yard;  and  there  was 
poor  Poco  asleep  upon  the  perch.    And  the  fox  seized 


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him  by  the  neck,  and  ate  him  up;    and  the  other 
cock  stood  by  and  crowed  for  joy. 

11.  But  when  the  fox  had  done,  he  said,  "  Poco 
was. very  good,  but  I  have  not  had  enough  yet;"  and 
so  lie  flew  upon  the  other  cock,  and  in  a  moment  ate 
him  up  too. 


LESSON    XLII. 


years 

moist 

strug-gling 

re-proach-ed 

proud 

cru-el 

re-pli-ed 

hap-pi-ness 

mere 

jnmp-ed 

be-sido 

eas-i-ly 

touch 

shock-cd 

grat-i-tudo 

af-ter-ward 

drown 

faith-ful 

re-mem-ber 

o-ver-  board 

THE     UNGRATEFUL     KING. 

1.  In  a  kingdom  of  India,  there  lived  many  years 
ago,  a  king,  who,  one  day,  fell  into  the  river.  A 
man  jumped  in  after  him,  seized  him  by  the  hair 
and  saved  his  life. 

2  Now,  this  king  was  quite  young — a  mere  boy; 
but  he  was  proud  and  cruel.  There  was  an  old  law 
ill  the  kingdom  that  he  who  laid  his  hands  on  a  king 
should  be  put  to  death.  This  king  chose  to  bring  up 
tins  law  against  the  man  who  had  saved  his  life. 

3,  The  king  caused  him  to  be  put  to  death  for  hav- 
ing laid  rude  hands  on  a  king.  All  the  people  had 
thought  the  king  would  reward  the  man,  and  they 
were  much  shocked  when  the  man  was  put  to  death. 

4.  You,  mv  children,  will  also  be  shocked;  for  you 


64  OUR   OWN   SECOND   EEADEK. 

have  been  told  to  do  good,  not  only  to  him  who  does 
good  to  yon,  but  even  to  him  who  does  evil  to  you. 

5.  Alas !  there  are  some  bad  men  who  have  no 
gratitude ;  but  we  should  be  kind  even  to  such  men. 
They  are  no!  happ}T ;  and  some  day  they  may  fare  as 
badly  as  did  the  young  king,  after  he  had  put  to 
death  the  faithful  man  who  had  saved  his  life. 

6.  One  morning,  soon  after  this  event,  the  young 
king  was  in  a  boat  on  a  lake,  when,  in  trying  to  stand 
up,  he  fell  overboard.  The  men  who  rowed  the  boat 
could  easily  have  saved  him ;  but  they  were  afraid 
to  touch  him  :  they  let  him  drown. 

7.  While  he  was  struggling  in  the  water,  they  took 
off  their  caps,  and  bowed  to  him  with  all  respect,  and 
cried,  "  Long  live  the  king!"  but  they  did  not  move 
a  finger  to  help  him  :  they  feared  to  do  it. 

8.  When  they  were  afterward  reproached  for  their 
conduct,  they  replied  :  "  We  remember  too  well  the 
fate  of  the  poor  man  who  saved  the  king's  life  be- 
fore." They  ought  to  have  saved  his  life  at  any  risk  ; 
but  they  did  not  do  it. 

9.  And  so  the  want  of  gratitude  in  the  king  ended 
in  the  loss  of  his  own  life.  Be  sure,  my  young 
friends,  that  gratitude  is  a  virtue  which  we  all  ought 
to  practice,  both  for  our  own  good  and  that  we  may 
add  to  the  happiness  of  other 

10.  Tho  little  brook,  that  runs  beside  the  tree, 

Keeps  the  roots  moist,  and  helps  the  leaves  to  grow ; 
The  tree's  return  of  good  you  soon  shall  see ) 

'Twill  shield  the  brook  from  summer's  fervid  elow. 


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LESSON    XL1II. 

knew  drove  gar-den  for-bidden 

grew  peo-ple  be-came  un-hap-py 

fruit  wo-man  wick-ed  wreteh-ed 

touch  some-thing  sin-ner  dis-pleas-ed 

sweet  re-main  beau-ti-ful  per-fect-ly 

ABOUT     ADAM. 

1.  God  did  not  make  all  the  people  in  the  world  at 
once.  He  made  one  man  at  first,  and  then  he  made 
one  woman.  The  name  of  the  man  was  Adam,  and 
the  woman's  name  was  Eve. 

2.  There  were  no  other  people  in  the  world  when 
they  were  first  made.  God  made  Adam  perfectly- 
good.  His  heart  was  good,  and  all  that  he  did  was 
good.  He  was  not  a  sinner  at  first.  He  loved  God, 
and  did  right,  and  was  happy,  for  he  knew  that  God 
loved  him.     So  was  Eve  good  and  happy. 

3.  God  put  them  in  a  beautiful  garden  to  live, 
where  all  kinds  of  fruit  grew  upon  the  trees  for  them 
to  eat ;  and  God  let  them  take  care  of  this  beautiful 
garden,  so  that  they  might  have  something  to  do,  for 
they  would  not  have  been  happy,  if  they  had  been 
idle. 

4.  But  I  am  sorry  to  tell  you  that  the}'  did  not  re- 
main good,  as  God  first  made  them. 

5.  God  told  thorn  that  they  might  eat  the  fruit 
which  grew  upon  every  tree  in  the  garden,  except 
one;  and  God  told  them   not  to  touch  that  one,  so 

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66  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

that  he  might  try  them,  whether  they  would  always 
obey  him,  and  love  him,  and  be  happy. 

6.  It*  thev  had  not  eaten  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree 
that  God  told  them  they  should  not  eat,  they  and  all 
their  children  would  have  continued  as  holy  and 
liappy  forever,  as  they  were  when  first  created.  The 
world  would  then  have  been  free  from  all  sin  and 
sorrow. 

7.  But  they  did  not  obey  God.  They  took  the 
fruit  which  God  had  forbidden  them  to  touch,  and 
they  both  ate  it.  And  then  their  hearts,  which  al- 
ways had  been  good  before,  became  wicked,  and 
they  felt  afrSid  of  God,  and  were  very  unhappy. 

8.  O,  was  not  this  a  very  sad  thing?  God  was 
displeased  with  them,  and  would  not  let  them  live  in 
that  sweet  garden  any  longer;  but  drove  them  out 
of  it.  O  how  wretched  they  were.  Their  hearts 
were  bad  because  they  had  sinned  against  God,  and 
they  were  full  of  sorrow  and  trouble. 

9.  When  they  had  some  little  children  of  their 
own,  these  children  were  born  with  wicked  hearts, 
just  like  their  father  and  mother.  They  did  not  have 
good  hearts,  as  Adam  and  Eve  had  when  God  iirst 
made  them,  but  the  children  had  sinful  hearts  be- 
cause their  father  and  mother  had  sinned  against 
God,  and  their  children  were  like  them. 

10.  Ever  since  that  time,  all  the  children  that  have 
been  bom  in  the  world  have  had  wicked  hearts,  and 
it  has  always  been  easier  to  do  wrong  than   to  do 

'right 


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11.  Does  God  love  us  when  wo  sin  and  do  what  is 
wrong  and  wicked  \  No.  But  if  we  stop  and  think 
about  it,  and  are  truly  sorry  for  what  we  have  done, 
and  ask  him  in  the  name  of  Christ,  he  will  forgive 
us.  lie  wants  us  to  try  and  do  right;  and  this  is  the 
only  way  to  be  happy.  We  cannot  be  happy  when 
we  feel  wicked. 


LESSON    XL  IV. 

hoop  mere  false-hood  de-ceiv-ing 

brought      tu-lip  cow-ard  cer-tain-ly 

gross  mis-chief       de-ceive  ibr-2:ot-ten 

speech        griev-ed        re-mcm-bcr  hap-pen-ed 

break-fast      o-ver-heard  in-ten-tion 


AN'  H  AT     IS     F  A  L  S  E  II  0  O  D  ? 

1.  Henry  was  ia  the  garden  one  morning  very 
early,  playing  with  his  hoop.  He  had  been  told  not 
to  roll  his  hoop  in  the  garden,  but  perhaps  he  had 
forgotten  that. 

2.  He  had   rolled   his  hoop  round   two  or  three 
Iks,  and  no  harm  had  happened  ;  but   at  last  the 

hoop  went,  on  a  llower-bed  and  broke  a  very  fine  tu- 
lip that  Henry's  father  valued  very  much. 

3.  "Father  will   be  very  angry,  I  dare  say,"  said 
Henry  to  himself;  "but  the  mischief  c 

had  not  brought  my  hoop  into  the 
den." 


6S  .    DUB   OWN   SECOND   UEADV.R. 

4.  Just  then  his  mother  came  from  the  house. 
"Look!"  said  she;  "  the  high  wind  lias  broken  this 
beautiful  tulip."  "It  was  not  the  wind,  mother;  it 
was  I  who  did  it,"  said  Henry. 

5.  "You!  Henry;  how  could  you  do  it?"  "I 
was  driving  my  hoop,  mother;  and  the  hoop  rolled 
against  the  flower."  "  But  you  have  been  told  not 
to  drive  your  hoop  in  the  garden."  "  Yes,  mother, 
and  I  am  very  sorry  that  I  did  not  play  at  something 
else." 

6.  "And  so  am  I,  Henry;  for  your  father  will  be 
much  grieved  at  the  loss  of  this  flower,  which  ho 
prized  so  highly.  He  will  certainly  be  very  angry 
with  you,  and  you  deserve  that  he  should  be  so." 

1,  Then  Henry's  mother  went  in  to  breakfast,  and 
he  was  going  to  follow  her,  when  John,  the  garden- 
er's  son,  came  along,  and,  knowing  what  had  hap- 
pened, said,  "Why,  Henry,  if  you  had  held  your 
tongue,  your  father  would  have  thought  the  wind 
broke  the  tulip  3  for  I  should  never  have  said  any- 
thing about  it,  I  promise  you." 

8.  "I  never  tell  a  falsehood,  John,"  said  Henry. 
"  It  would  not  have  been  telling  one,"  replied  John  ; 
"you  need  not  have  spoken  a  word,  when  your 
mother  said  that  the  wind  had  broken  the  tulip. 
Would  that  have  been  telling  a  falsehood  ?" 

9.  "It  would  have  been  just  the  same,"  said  Hen- 
ry; "  for  it  would  have  been  trying  to  deceive.  If 
I  had  let  my  mother  think  it  was  the  wind  that  broke 
the  tulip,  it  would  have  been  deceiving  her.     We 


ovii  OW]  ;;»/;;: 


may  sometimes  tell  as  gross  a  falsehood  by  our  si- 
lence as  by  our  words.'' 

10.  "  Right,  quite  right,  my  boy  !"  said  Henry's 
father,  who  had  overheard  the  boys  talking.  He  had 
come  to  rebuke  Henry. for  breaking  the  flower,  but 
he  now  said  that  he  would  rather  Jose  all  the  flowers 
in  his  garden  than  have  cause  to  think  that  his  son 
would  try  to  deceive  him. 

11.  "Falsehood,"  he  said,  "  is  the  refuge  of  a  cow- 
ard. To  deceive,  either  by  word  or  deed,  by  speech 
or  silence,  is  to  be  guilty  of  falsehood.  As  for  you, 
John,  take  this  lesson  to  heart  5  remember  that  it  is 
not  a  mere  form  of  words,  but  the  intention  to  de- 
ceive that  makes  the  He." 


LESSON    XLV. 

fowls  queer  re-sult  ig  no- rant 

fish-es  kitch-en  cap-tain  gatb-er-ed 

worms  heath-en  an-i-mals  con-vert-eth 

quite  preach-ers  earn-est-ly  mul-ti-tude 

taught  think-ing  min-is-tcr  con-ver-sion 

LITTLE     HENRY    AND    "THE     BIRDS. 

1.  "Ma,  do  birds  have  souls  like  us?"  a;vked  little 
Henry  of  his  mother.  "  ISTo,  my  son,"  said  Mrs. 
Lowe.     "  Why  do  you  ask  . 

2.  "  Because  yesterday  a  man  came  into  the  kitch- 
en for  a  drink,  and  he  had  a  whole  lot  of  poor  little 


TO  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 


■ ; 


dead  birdies,  and  when  I  asked  him  if  they  would 
go  to  heaven,  he  looked  so  queer  at  me,  and  said  he 
didn't  know." 

3.  Mrs.  Lowe  smiled.  "  No,  no  animals,  nor  fowls$ 
nor  fishes,  nor  worms  have  souls :  only  men  and  wo- 
men, and  boys  and  girls." 

4.  "Then  ma.  what  did  that  man  say  he  did  not 
know  for?  Why  didn't  he  tell  me!"  "  Perhaps  he 
did  not  mean  what  he  said,  or  did  not  think,"  said 
Mrs.  Lowe.    "  I  hardly  think  he  did  not  really  know." 

5.  "Don't  all  people  know  they've  got  souls?" 
asked  Henry.  "No,  the  heathen  do  not  know  it, 
and  it'  they  do,  they  do  not  know  where  the  soul  shall 
go  after  trie   body  dies,  nor  anything  of  God  who 


lives  in  heaven." 


6.  "Why  don't  people  tell  them  then?"  said  Hen- 
ry, earnestly.  "Sometimes  preachers  do  go  out  to 
tell  them  ;  but  many  of  the  poor  heathen  live  in  very 
warm  countries,  where  white  men  cannot  go,  and 
sometimes  they  are  killed."     - 

7.  Henry  thought  about  what  his  mother  had  said, 
all  that  day,  and  after  he  had  said  his  prayers  that 
night,  he  went  to  her  side  and  said,  "Mother,  when 
I  grow  up,  may  I  be  a  minister,  and  go  out  to  teach 
the  poor  heathen  about  Jesus  Christ,  and  that  they 
have  got  souls?"  Mrs.  Lowe  said,  "Yes,  when  you 
grow  up."     So  Henry  went  to  sleep  quite  happy. 

8.  Henry  grew  up  to  be  a  man  after  many  years, 
and  was  able  to  leave  his  home,  and  go  to  India. 
He  felt  sorry  to  leave  his  aged  mother,  and  all  his 


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friends,  but  lie  was  more  sorry  for  the  poor  heathen 
who  were  so  ignorant,  so  he  was  soon  on  the  wide 
ocean,  far  away  from  land. 

\K  The  Captain  of  the  vessel  was  a  very  good  man, 
and  the  first  Sabbath  at  sea,  he  wanted  Henry  to 
preach,  so  all  the  sailors  gathered  on  the  deck  to  hear 
him.  While  he  was  preaching  he  told  them  how  he 
first  thought  of  being  a  minister  to  the  heathen,  after 
he  had  asked  the  hunter  whether  birds  had  souls, 
and  when  he  had  finished  telling  them,  the  good  old 
Captain  came  forward,  and  taking  Henry  by  the 
hand,  said : 

10.  "Sir,  I  am  that  man,  and  I  never  shall  forget 
the  lesson  you  taught  me.  After  vou  asked  me  that 
simple  question  I  began  to  think,  'If  these  birds  have 
not  souls  that  can  go  to  heaven  or  hell,  I  have;1  so  it 

me  to  thinking  and  thinking  more  than  I  ever 
did  before,  and  the  result  is,  that  I  now  hope  to  go  to 
heaven  and  see  my  Saviour  there.    God  bless  you,  sir." 

11.  The  tears  came  into  Henry's  eyes  and  into  the 
es  of  all  the  sailors,  and  the  Captain  sobbed  like  a 

little  child.  Henry  thanked  God  who  had  put  that 
si  ion  into  his  mouth,  and  made  it  the  mean 3  of 
the  man's  conversion  ;  and  so  his  usefulness  com- 
menced when  he  was  a  child,  though  ho  did  not  in- 
tend it. 

12.  Cannot  you,  little  ones,  do  something  for 
Chiefs  cause?  The  Bible  says,  "He  that  oonvert- 
eth  a  sinner  from  the  error  of  his  way,  saveth  a  soul 
from  death,  and  hideth  a  multitude  of  sir 


73  OtJB  OWi.  DEE. 


LESSON    XL VI. 


blue 

each 

glow-ed 

sac-ri-fice 

hours 

up- ward 

bear-ing 

])eu-i-tence 

flight 

heav*en 

kneel-ing 

re-mem-ber 

smiles 

droop-  eel 

glid-ed 

pur- pie 

plumes 

mis-spent 

gen-er-ous 

child-hood 

childhood's    hours. 

1 .  Amid  the  blue  and  starry  sky, 

A  group  of  Hours,  one  even 
Met.  as  they  took  their  upward  flight 
Into  the  highest  heaven.    - 

2.  And  they  were  going  up  to  heaven, 

With  all  that  had  been  done 
15y  little  children,  good  or  bad,* 
Since  the  last  rising  sun. 

o.  And  some  had  gold  and  purple  wings, 
Some  drooped  like  faded  flowers, 
And  sadly  soared  to  tell  the  tale. 
That  they  were  misspent  Hours. 

4.  Some  glowed  with  rosy  hopes  and  smileSj 
And  some  had  many  a  tear; 
Others  had  some  kind  words  and  actn 
To  carry  upward  there. 

6.  A  shining  hour,  with  golden  plumes, 
Was  laden  with  a  deed 
Of  generous  sacrifice,  a  child 
Had  done  for  one  in  need. 


OUR   OWN    SECOND    READER.  73 

G.  And  one  was  bearing  up  a  prayer 
A  little  child  had  .'aid, 
All  full  of  penitence  and  love, 
While  kneeling  by  his  bed. 

7-  And  thus  they  glided  on,  and  gave 
Their  records  dark,  and  bright. 
To  Him,  who  marks  each  passing  hour 
Of  childhood's  day  and  night. 

8.  Remember,  children  of  the  earth, 
Each  hour  is  on  its  way, 
Bearing  its  own  report  to  heaven 
Of  all  you  do  and  say. 


LESSON    XL  VII 


things 

verso 

con-cern 

con-cern-cd 

teach 

help 

Bi-ble 

an-oth-er 

show 

for-get 

rcad-ing 

to-geth-er 

meant 

com-mit 

writ-ten 

temp-ta-tion 

through    tempt-ed    Ben-tence     com-mand-ment 

Tli  :  rs.. 

!.  The  things  wl  ■•!  in  the  Bible  has  told  m 

we  must  do,  arc  called  Ilia  commandments.     Com- 
mandments are  the  things  which  we  are  told  we  must 

2.  ':  are  ma 

..... 
to  rea<  in  the  blessed  Bi 


74  OUR   OWN  D    HEADER, 

This  will  help  us  to  remember  all  through  the 
day  what  will  please  God;  and  when  we  are  tempt- 
ed to  sin,  it  will  help  us  to  resist  the  temptation,  and 
to  do  right,  for  his  commandments  will  be  fresh  in 
our  minds. 

•±.  When  we  read  the  Bible,  we  must  remember 
that  every  sentence  in  it  was  written  for  our  good, 
and  to  teach  us  how  to  do  right, 

5.  It'  we  cannot  see  at  first  how  the  verses  we  have 
read  concerns  us,  or  teach  us  anything,  then  we  must 
stop  and  think  more  about  them,  and  pray  to  God  to 
show  us  what  he  meant  we  should  learn  from  them, 
or  else  our  reading  will  not  do  our  hearts  good. 

G.  This  simple  rule  will  make  God's  word  very  pre- 
cious to  us,  and  in  this  way  a  few  verses  will  do  us 
more  good,  than  it  would  to  read  all  the  Bible  through, 
without  caring  to  find  out  how  it  concerned  us. 

7.  A  number  of  God's  chief  commandments  are 
put  together  in  one  place,  in  the  first  part  of  the 
Bible.     These  are  called  the  ten  commandments. 

8.  In  another  part  of  this  book,  I  will  tell  you  these 
just  as  they  are  written  in  the  Bible,  and  you  must 
then  commit  them  to  memory. 


LKSSON    XL  VIII. 


ground 

Cold 

cli-mate 

melt-ed 

night 

* 
snow 

fg.ath-e.rs 

chirD-ine 

a  1- ways 

froz-en 

spar-row 

peo-ple 

OUR    OWN    SECOND   READER.  75 

once  pick-ii  snow-ed         sntn-mer 

jgs  hay-stacks      dit-ring  suow-birds 

THE     SNOW     BIRDS. 

George..  Oh,  mother!  the  ground  is  all  covered 
with  snow  ! 

Mother.  Yes,  my  dear:  it  has  snowed  during  the 
nigh',  and  covered  the  earth  to  the  depth  of  several 
inches. 

■rrje.  Oh,  look  at  the  pretty  snow-birds!  See 
how  close  they  come  to  the  door.  But  are  they  not 
very  cold,  mother,  their  feet  are  so  red  \ 

Mother.  No,  George.  The  little  Bnow-birds  are 
not  afraid  of  the  cold.  They  are  all  covered  with 
soft  and  warm  feathers. 

.  But  are  not  their  feet  cold  ?  When  my 
fe^Hrerc  once  almost  frozen,  they  were  red,  just  like 
the  snow-birds'  feet. 

Mother.  Their  feet  are  always  red,  in  summer  as 
well  as  in  winter. 

Where  do  the  Bnow-birds  go  in  the  bu  Hi- 
ther?    I  never  see  them  after  the  whi- 
ne. 

love  the   snow   and   the  cold,  and 
the  '  to   the   north   in  the  summer-time, 

where   they  lay' their"  <  ind   hatch   their  young 

.     Then,  if  they  love  tl  well,  why 

do  they  not  stay  then  :     1 1  Id   at  the 


76  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

» ■  

Mother.  They  come  here  for  food.  In  our  mild 
climate,  very  many  plauts  grow,  the  seeds  of  which 
are  good  food  for  them. 

George,  But  it  snows  here  too,  mother,  and  cov- 
ers up  all  the  ground. 

Mother.  But  not  often  so  deep  as  to  cover  up  the 
tops  of  weeds  and  bushes  in  the  woods  and  corners 
of  the  fields,  from  which  they  may  still  pick  the 
seeds.  See,  there !  Do  }-ou  not  see  that  little  bird 
picking  out  the  seeds  from  a  stalk  which  still  lifts  it- 
self above  the  snow  ? 

George.  Oh,  yes!  Dear  little  bird !  See!  Now 
it  has  come  up  to  the  door,  and  is  picking  up  the 
crumbs  from  the  step. 

Mother.  After  a  deep  snow,  they'  always  come 
about  the  houses,  and  barns,  and  haystacks,  to  pick 
up  crumbs  and  seeds. 

George.  Where  are  they  when  it  does  not  snow, 
or  when  all  the  snow  is  melted? 

Mother.  They  are  in  the  woods  and  the  fields, 
seeking  their  food  from  weeds  and  shrubs. 

George.  They  all  turn  to  sparrows  in  the  summer- 
time, do  they  not,  mother? 

Mother.  No,  dear.  Did  I  not  tell  you  that  they 
all  leave  us,  and  go  away  to  the  north,  where  the 
climate  is  colder. 

George.  Oh,  yes.  But  then  I  heard  Mr.  Murray 
say,  that  the  little  chirping  sparrows,  that  live  about 
the  house  in  summer-time,  are  snow-birds,  with  new 
feathers  on. 


OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER.  77 

Mother.  Other  people  besides  Mr.  Murray  have 
thought  so.  But  a  sparrow  is  a  sparrow,  and  a  snow- 
bird, a  snow-bird.  But  come,  it  is  breakfast-time,  and 
you  must  make  yourself  ready  for  school. 


LESSON    XLIX. 

ech-o  heed-ed  sup-pose  prot-est-ant 

com-mon  dread-ful  leav-ing  im-pu-dcnt 

moun-tain  slaugh-tcr  thank-fill  de-rid-ing 

faint-er  beg-ged  mas-sa-cre  e-vent-ful 

sol-dier  mock-ing  sur-pris-ed  for-got-ten 

HJ«0.  0MgPB*'- 

1.  There  is  a  pretty  little  saying,  which,  if  not 
very  common,  is,  I  am  sure,  very  true:  it  is  this: 
"  If  we  speak  kind  words,  we  will  hear  kind  echoes  !" 

2.  How  is  this,  and  what  does  it  mean?"  I  fancy 
I  hear  a  youthful  voice  exclaim, »  well,  now,  I  will 
show  you. 

3.  If  I  could  take  you  all  at  once  to  a  deep  valley 
between  two  high  hills,  or  put  you  in  some  little  nook 
between  lofty  mountains,  or  if  I  could  place  you  in  a 
boat  on  the  lonely  waters  of  a  quiet  lake,  and  then 
bid  you  to  shout  your  name  with  ail  your  might, 
you  might  hear  it  repeated  once,  twice,  yes  several 
times,  growing  fainter  and  fainter  each  time,  till  it 
died  quite  away  on  your  ear. 

4.  You  might  think  that  you  had  only  spoken  and 


TO 


i8  OUR    OWN  ::R. 

yet  several  secmcci  calling.     So  is  some  one 

mocking;  but  nol  \ly  yourself,  with  your  own 

little  voice  doing  it  all;  so  there  is  no  need  to  be  of- 
fended. You  see»what  a  wonderful  power  you  have 
of  making  yourself  heard.     This,  then,  is  the  echo. 

5.  If  you  were   not   to  speak,  you  would  hear  no 
echo.     God  has  kindly  made  all  these  wonders,  and' 
they  ought  to  teach   us  a  lesson,  if  we  would  only 
think  about  every  thing  we  see  and  hear. 

6.  Kindness  is  like  a  sweet,  soft  echo  ;  if  little  chil- 
dren speak  loving  words  to  each  other,  loving  words 
come  back  again  to  them ;  and  if  they  do  kind  ac- 
tions, kind  actions  come  back  again. 

7.  There  was  once  a  little  girl  at  school  in  France 
a  great  many  years  ago,  and  she  was  walking  out  one 
day  with  her  companions  in  some  beautiful,  large 
public  gardens.  It  happened  that  a  poor  soldier  was 
there  on  duty,  and  not  being  able  to  leave  his  post 
he  begged  the  young  ladies  to  be  so  kind  as  to  bring 
him  a  little  water. 

8.  Her  companions,  however,  heeded  him  not,  ex- 
cept to  say  how  exceeding  impudent  it  was  of  a 
common  soldier  to  speak  to  them.  The  little  girl, 
however,  had  a  kind  and  tender  heart,  and  could  not 
think  of  leaving  a  fellow  creature  in  want,  when  she 
might  assist  him. 

9.  She  therefore  ran  and  procured  some  water,  her 
companions,  meantime,  deriding  her  for  doing  so. 
When  she  brought  it  to  the  poor  soldier,  he  could  not 
utter  half  his  gratitude,  he  was  so  surprised   and 


OUR   OWN   BECOND   KEADKi:.  79 

thankful;   but  he  asked   her  name  and  where  she 
lived,  anfl  then  she  went  away. 

10.  Not  many  days  after,  a  dreadful  massacre  took 
place,  in  that  city,  of  all  tho  Protestants,  but  that 
little  girl  was  saved";  and  how,  do  you  think?  The 
poor  soldier  had  not  forgotten  his  little  friend  ;  the 
kind  action  had  gone  deep,  even  into  the  heart  of 
one  used  to  scenes  of  cruelty  and  bloodshed,  and  the 
little  girl  felt  the  glad  echo  amidst  the  slaughter  and 
gloom  of  that  very  eventful  day, 

11.  Now  go  and  practice  my  story,  dear  children  ; 
let  your  lips  breathe  forth  only  gentle  tones  and 
words,  and  be  ready  at  all  times  to  do  an  act  of 
love  and  kindness  towards  any  human  being. 

Speak  gently!  'tis  a  little  word, 
Dropped  in  the  heart's  deep  well; 

The  love,  the  joy  that  it  may  bring, 
Eternity  will  tell. 


LESSON    L. 

sneez-ed  cel-hir  p  jr-haps  break-fast 

mew-ed  morn-ing  ex-cept  laugh- ed 

brought  tow-el  e-nough  pleas-ant 

kit-ten  play-ful  Su-san  mis-chiev-ous 

M  A  R  Y     S     K  I  T  T  E  X  . 

1.  I  once  knew  a  little  girl  named  Mary.     She  had 

a  little  kitten  that   had   blue  eyes,  and  was  all  white 


60  OUR   OWN    SECOND    READER. 

except  the  tip  of  its  tail  and  one  paw,  which  wore 

black. 

2.  The  kitten  loved  Mary  very  much.  Ejery 
morning  she  would  Come  to  her  door,  and,  when  it 

pened,  she  would  run  in  and  jump  on  her  hed, 
and  pur,  and  rub  her  face  against  Mary's  cheek,  as 
if  to  say,  "Good-morning!" 

3.  She  was  a  playful  little  kitten,  too.  When  Mary 
was  dressing,  she  would  run  after  her,  and  play  with 
her  shoe-strings,  so  that  sometimes  Mary  was  not 
dressed  when  the  breakfast  bell  was  rung. 

4.  One  day,  Mary  went  to  see  her  aunt,  and  on 
her  return  home,  she  could  not  find  her  kitten.  She 
called  all  over  the  house,  but  the  kitten  did  not  come. 
"Oh,  mother!"  said  she,  "I  fear  my  kitten  is  lost." 

5.  Her  mother  opened  the  cellar-door,  and  called 
"Kitty,  kitty !"  In  a  moment,  a  little  kitten  came 
running  up  the  stairs.  As  soon  as  Mary  saw  her, 
she  began  to  cry,  and  said,  "This  is  not  my  kitten  : 
my  kitten  is  all  white,  and  this  one  is  all  black." 

6.  And,  sure  enough,  the  little  mischievous  crea- 
ture had  been  among  the  coal,  and  was  so  full  of  the 
black  coal-dust,  that  you  would  have  thought  she  had 
never  been  white.  Mary's  mother  laughed,  and  she 
said,  "Kitty  is  something  like  my  little  girl.  AVhen 
she  is  cross,  I  say,  'That  is  not  my  little  Mary,  for 
my  little  girl  is  pleasant,  and  this  little  girl'js  cross.' 
Let  Susan  wash  kitty,  and  perhaps  she  will  be  white 
again." 

7.  Susan  brought  a  pail  of  water  and  some  soap, 


OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER.  81 


and  held  the  kitten  fast  in  the  pail  while  she  rubbed 
her  well.  Kitty  did  not  like  it  much,  and  tried  to 
get  away.  $he  sneezed  and  mowed,  as  the  water 
gd$  into  her  mouth.  But  pretty  soon  she  was  all 
white  again,  and,  Susan  rubbed  her  as  dry  as  sho 
could  with  a  towel)  and  put  her  into  Mary's  apron. 

•8.  Mary  ran  smiling  into  her  mother's  room.  "  Oh  ! 
here  is  my  white  kitten  come  back  again,5'  she  said. 
And,  sure  enough,  the  kitten  was  as  pretty  as  ever. 

9.  "Now  the  kitten  is  like  my  little  Mary,  when. 
she  is  good,"  said  her  mother.  "  I  then  say,' I  am  so 
glad  to  have  my  pleasant  little  girl  back  again,  in- 
stead of  the  cross  child  who  was  here  a  short  time 


asro." 


LESSON    LI 


a-round         belongs       sweet-est       AVil-kins 
lift  ed  reach-ed       far  mer  be-long-ed 

al-read-y  gainst        car-ri-ed        ten-der-ly 

THE     LAMB. 

1.  AS  Clara  Wood  was  on  her  way  to  school  one 
Oay,  she  found  a  little  lamb  lying  in  the  soft,  greea 
grass.  She  looked  all  around,  but  its  dam  was  not 
k>  be  seen.  She  lifted  it  tenderly  in  her  arms,  and 
carried  it  back  to  her  home. 

2.  As  sho  walked  along,  the  lamb  laid  its  head 

'    i   face  with 


82  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER 

its  mild  eyes.  Already  she  loved  it ;  and  when  she 
reached  home,  she  said  : 

o.  "Dear  mother!  Look  here,  I  have  the  sweet- 
est little  lamb !  It.  wart  all  alone  in  the  Held,  and  I 
have  brought  it  home.  May  it  be  mine,  mother? 
I  will  give  it  some  of  my  bread  and  milk,  and  oh !  I 
will  love  it  very  much." 

4.,  But  Clara's  mother  said  that  the  lamb,  no'crgjnbt, 
belonged  to  farmer  Wilkins.  and- that  it  would  not  bo 
right  for  her  to  keep  it. 

5.  Then  Mrs.  Wood,  seeing  how  sad  Clara  looked, 
said :  "  It  would  be  wrong,  my  love,  for  you  to  keep 
what  belongs  to  farmer  Wilkins.  If  you  had  a  lamb, 
and  it  were  lost,  would  you  think  it  right  for  the  per- 
son who  found  it  to  keep  it  as  his  own  ?" 

6.  Clara  Wood,  though  a  little  girl,  saw  in  a  mo- 
ment that  she  had  no  right  to  keep  the  lamb.  She 
then  said,  with  tears  in  her  eyes:  "I  must  carry  it 
over  to  farmer  Wilkins?" 

7.  "  Yes,  dear.  It  may  be  his :  but,  if  not,  he  can 
tell  you  to  whom  it  belongs." 

8.  Clara  took  the  lamb  in  her  arms  again,  and  car- 
ried it  over  to  farmer  Wilkins, 


LESSON   LII, 

fields  ground       ,  stoop-ing  skip-ping 

brought      'flocks  fcnow-ii  look-ing 

found        vthou^h         bringing  re  pli-ed 


OuR  OWN   SECOND    EEADEK  8! 


the   lamb— {Concluded.) 

1.  "1  found  this  dear  little  lamb  all  alone  in  the 

fields,  as  I  went  to  school,"  said  Clara,  when  she  saw 
the  farmer,  "Mother  said  it  must  be  yours;  and  I 
have  brought  it  over  to  you." 

2.  «  Yes,  it  is  my  lamb,"  said' farmer  Wilkins,  as  ho 
took  the  little  animal  from  her  arms;  "and  you  are 
a  good  girl  for  bringing  it  home  to  me.  If  the  dogs 
had  found  it,  they  would  have  torn  it  all  to  pieces." 

3.  As  the  farmer  said  this,  he  put  the  lamb  upon 
the  ground,  but,  as  Clara  thought,  not  very  gently 
Stooping  down,  she  put  her  arms  around  its  neck  and 
kissed  it.     Then  looking  into  the   farmer's  face,  she 
said:  "Yon  will  not  hurt  the  poor  lamb,  sir,  Will 


yon  *" 


4.  "Oh,  no,  child,  I  will  not  hurt  it."  As  the 
farmer  said  this,  he  saw  that  there  were  tears  in  the 
eyes  of  the  little  girl,  and  knowing  that  she  loved 
the  lamb,  and  would  like  to  keep  it,  he  said:  "If 
that  lamb  were  yours,  what  would  you  do  with  it?" 

5.  "Oh  ["replied  she,  "I  would  feed  it  with  new 
milk  from  our  cow  every  day  ;  and  I  would  make  it  a 
nice  soft  bed  to  sleep  on,  where  no  cold  nor  rain  can 
touch  it.     And  I  would  love  it  so  much 

6.  "Take  it,  then,  m  I  littl*  said  tfi* 
farmer.     "I  have  a  great  many  Iambs   in  i 

and  shall  not  miss  this  one.     ri 

7.  Oh,  I  am  so  glad !»  said  cni]d 
Then  lifting  the  lamb  once  more  into  her  arms   she 

ranhci^  sha  could.     She  nnr.ed 

Da 


Ouii   OWN   SECOND  El 

the  lamb  with  so  much  care,  that  it  scarcely  missed 
the  mother  from  which  it  had  been  taken.  It  soon 
learned  Clara's  voice,  and  would  follow  her  about, 
and  sport  with  her  as  playfully  as  a  kitten. 

8.  Every  day,  when  she  went  to  school. 'Jier  mother 
had  to  shut  the  lamb  up  in  the  house  to  keep  it  from 
following  her ;  but  when  she  came  home,  it  would 
see  her  a  good  way  off,  and  run,  skipping  along,  to 
meet  her. 

9.  Though  the  lamb  could  not  tell,  in  words,  how 
much  it  loved  its  dear  young  friend,  yet  Clara  could 
read  love  in  its  e}res  ;  and  she  knew  all  it  would  have 
saidj  if  it  had  been  gifted  with  speech. 


LESSON     LIU. 

heav-en  hum-ble  mark-ed  ear-li-est 

pas-tor  beneath  gen-tlo  lan-guish-in,?; 

pleas-ant  rio-ble  cre-ate  pa-tient-ly 

do-light  carn-est  meek-ncss  re-new -ed 

"how   far   is    heaven?" 

1.  "  How  far  is  heaven  from  me,  mother  ?" 
Asked  little  Jane  one  i 
»i  Our  ]  that  some  ai 

And  others  far  away. 

\n-l  when  my  I  David  died, 

and  dea 


You  told  me  he  had  gone  to  heaven, 
That  he  had  long  been  near. 

3.  Please  tell  me  what  you  mean,  mother, 
Wdo  not'  understand, 

How  one  can  live  and  walk  on  earth 
And  yet  be  near  that  land." 

My  little  Jane,"  the  mother  said, 
"  When  you  were  with  Aunt  dare, 
Did  not  your  thoughts  oft  turn  to  home, 
And  to  the  Loved  ones  there  V 

i>.  "  Yes,  mother,  though  my  frienda  were  kind, 
•jtf^nd  'twas  a  pleasant  place, 
^Rhouglit  of  home  each  day  and  night, 
And  longed  to  sec  your  face/' 

6.  "  And  thus  it  is,  my  little  Jane, 
*8  With  all  God's  children  here; 

-     They  think  of  heaven,  their  Father's  house, 
And  hold  it" very  di 

7.  The  law  of  God  is  their  delight, 

Sweet  peace  to  them  is  given, 
And  though  they  live  and  walk  on  earth, 
Yet  they  arc  near  to  heav- 

S.  Of  such  your  brother  David  w: 

mild  : 
I  I  years, 


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9.  The  days  of  languishing  and  pain 
patiently  he  bore. 
And  gentle  words  he  spoke  to  all, — 
How  oft  I  think  them  o'er !" 

10.  ;'  Yes,  mother,  onee  he  said  Jo  me, 

(His  voice  was  very  low.) 
Janie  my  Father  calls  me  home, 
And  I  am  glad  to  go. 

11.  It  is  a  solemn  thing  to  die, 

But  I  have  not  a  fear ; 
Jesus  walks  with  me  through  the  vale, 
And  heaven  !  it  is  so  near." 

12.  While  Janie  spoke  the  mother  wept 

For  him  beneath  the  sod, 
The  gentle,  noble,  loving  boy, 
So  early  gone  to  God. 

13.  That  night  when  Janie  knelt  to  pray, 

'Twas  with  more  earnest  tone,     ,. 
That  God  would  new  create  her  heart, 
And  make  her  all  His  own. 

14.  And  from  this  time  the  mother  marked, 

That  she  in  meekness  grew, 
And  daily  sought  for  strength  divine, 
Her  Father's  will  to  do. 

15.  And  now  to  Jane,  renewed  in  heart, 

By-God  himself  twas  given, 
To  know  how  one  can  live  on  earth, 
And  vet  be  near  to  heaven. 


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LESSON    LIV. 


loaves 

si  i  eaves 

strip-pod 

rab-bits 

float 

flow-ers 

COV-01'3 

snm-mer 

scents 

mead-owa 

yelp-in  g 

win-ter 

stream 

pros-pee  t 

squir-rels 

an  -tu  mn 

T  II  F     F  O  i:  R    B  E  A  SON 

1.  How  mild  and  fine  is  Spring!  The  rose  puts 
forth  its  leaves.  The  fruit-trees  are  in  full  bloom. 
The  snow-drop  grows  up  at  our  feet.  Sweet  scents 
float  on  the  soft  gale. 

2.  Come,  Charles  and  Ann,  and  let  us  walk  upon 
the  green  grass.  Hark!  what  hum  do  we  hear?  It 
is  a  hive  of  bees;  how  busy  they  are!     The  bees  sip 

Atheir  sweets  from  the  flowers ;  they  form  small  cells 
with  wax  ;  they  toil  all  the  days  that  are  fair;  when 
cold,  they  keep  close  to  their  hives. 

8.  The  vine  climbs  up  the  high  wall;  the  hop 
clings  around  the  tall  poles;  the  rose,  though  so 
sweet,  has  a  thorn;  the  .bee,  with  its  sweets,  ha9  a 
sting. 

Summer  has  now  come,  and  the  cool  dews  have 
left  the  earth.  Now  the  hi^h  sun  darts  his  beams. 
The  Hocks  and  herds  seek  the  cool  shade.  The  fruits 
are  now  red  on  the  trees.  The  meadows  are  thick 
with  high  grass. 

5.  The  sweet  hay  scents  the  vale.     The  men   and 
spread   the  h.-  help  to  toss  tho  new 


88  OUR   OWN    SECONT'    REAPER. 

mown  grass.     Let  vis  sit  down  on  the  new  made 
hay. 

6.  The  cool  stream  winds  through  the  vale ;  the 
little  boat  skims  down  the  stream  ;  soft  sounds  float 
on  the  still  air.  Let  us  sit  down  in  the  cool  shade. 
Then  we  will  go  home  through  the  grove. 

7.  See,  the  trees  bend  with  the  ripe  fruit  of  Au- 
tumn. The  wheat  looks  bright  like  gold.  The  ears 
are  now  ripe  on  the  stem  ;  they  bend  down  the  stalk. 
The  ears  are  full  of  ripe  wheat. 

8.  The  men  now  reap  the  high  grain ;  then  they 
tie  it  up  in  large  heaps.  See  the  sheaves ;  how  thick 
they  stand  ;  the  team  goes  home  with  the  load. 

0.  See  the  stacks   in   the  farm-yard.     The  large 
barns  are  full  of  grain.     Let  us  sit  down  near  the 
stacks.     The  woods  ring  with  the  voice  of  joy.     The  # 
glad  farmer,  in  near  prospect,  views  his  spacious 
barns  filled  with  various  grain. 

10.  Stern  Winter  has  now  come,  and  the  frost  is 
hard  on  the  ground.  Charles,  call  James  and-  Ann 
to  me.  Where  are  your  hats  and  coats?  Let  us 
walk  round  the  fields. 

11.  The  trees  are  now  stripped  of  their  leaves. 
The  birds  sit  still  on  the  boughs.  The  ice  hangs  from 
the  high  roof;  the  snow  and  ice  shine  in  the  sun. 
See,  the  boys  and  men  slide  and  skate  upon  the  ice 
which  covers  the  pond. 

12.  Hark!  do  you  hear  the  sound  of  the  horn,  the 
yelping  of  the  hounds,  and  the  gun  ?  Now  I  feel  for 
the  poor  birds,  the  squirrels,  and  the  rabbits. 


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LESSON     LV, 

pass-ing  jump-ed  en-vi-ous  of-fer-cd 

gar- den  at-tempt  .  schol-ai*  hap-pert-ed 

clus-ter  luck-y  want-ed  ob-tain-ed 

trol-iis  noth-ing  some-times  un-der-^tand 

SOUR    GRATES. (A    Fat 

1.  A  fox,  passing  by  a  garden,  one  day,  saw  some 
very  sweet  and  ripe  grapes,  hanging  in  clusters  from 
the  vines.  But  the  vines  had  been  trained,  as  tines 
should  be,  on  a  high  wall  or  on  a  tall  trellis,  and  ho 
could  not  reach  them. 

2.  He  jumped  up  and  ran  round  the  vines,  and 
tried'every  way  in  his  power  to  get  grapes.  But  all 
was  in  vain,     lie  could  not  reach  one  of  them. 

3.  At  last,  tired  in  the  vain  attempt  to  reach  them, 
he  went  off,  saying  to  himself,  "They  are  nothing 
but  sour  grap  p  all.  I  would  not  pick  them  up 
if  they  were  lying  at  my  feet." 

4-.  Sometimes,  little  boys  and  girls  act  just  as  the 
fox  did.  If  they  want  something  which  they  have 
tried  to  get,  and  fincl^hat  some  one  else  has  been  so 
lucky  as  to  obtain  it,  they  r  nothing, 

and  they  would  not  take  it  if  they  could  get  it. 

5.  John   Carney  an   en.  0      had 

his 

the  oi'  his 

6.  ft  so  happened  that  James  Read  obtained  the 


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prize,. and  John  Carney,  who  wanted  it  very  much, 
having  failed,  said  to  James,  "You  feel  very  proud 
because  you  have  the  prize.  I  would  not  take  it,  if 
the  master  would  give  it  to  me." 

7.  In  saying  and  doing  so,  John  acted  just  as  the 
fox  did,  when  he  could  not  reach  the  grapes. 

8.  !N"ow,  if. you  hear  any  one  say,  "Sour  grapes," 
I  hope  you  will  understand  what  it  means. 


LESSON    LVI. 

les-son  ap-pear        dis-grace  pa-tience 

suc-ceed       con-quer      re-ward  on-ly 

cour-age      pre-vail        a-gain  per-se-vere 


TRY,     TRY     A  a  A  I  N  . 

1.  'Tis  a  lesson  you  should  heed — 

Try— try  again  ; 
If  at  first  you  don't  succeed, 

Try — try  again. 
Then  your  courage  should  appear, 
For  if  you  will  persevere, 
You  will  conquer — never  fear — 

Try — try  again. 

2.  Once  or  twice  though  you  should  fail, 

Try — try  again  j 
If  you  would  at  last  prevail, 

Try — try  again; 
If  we  strive,  'tis  no  d*sgra< 


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Though  wo  may  not  win  the  race ; 
What  should  you  do  in  that  case  ? 
Try — try  again. 

3.  If  you  find  your  task  is  hard, 
Try — try  again; 

Time  will  bring  you  your  reward ; 
Try — try  again. 

All  that  other  folks  can  do, 

Why  with  patience  should  not  you? 

Only  keep  this  rule  in  view ; 
Try— try  again. 


LESSON    LVII. 

bo-hold  *  hush-ed  wis-dom  pleasant 
do-light  for-BOok  re-ward  lul-la-by 
gen-tle         roek-ed        pret-ty         at-lcc-tion-aio 

MY     MOTHER. 

1.  When  first  my  eyes  beheld  the  light: 
AVho  said  those  little  eyes  were  bright, 
And  that  I  was  her  heart's  delight  ? 

My  Mother. 

2.  AVho  fed  mo  from  her  gentle  brc;. 
And  hushed  me  in  her  arms  to  rest, 
And  on  my  check  -d? 

My  mother. 

:;.  When  sleep  forsook  my  open  eye, 
Who  n  ullaby, 


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And  rocked  me,  that  I  should  not  cry? 
My  mother. 

4.  Who  ran  to  help  me  when  I  fell, 
And  would  some  pretty  .story  tell. 
Or  kies  the  place  to  make  it  well  ? 

My  mother. 

5.  Who  taught  my  infant  lips  to  pray, 
And  love  God's  holy  book  and  day, 
And  walk  in  wisdom's  pleasant  way  ? 

My  mother.    . 

6.  And  can  I  ever  cease  to  be 
Affectionate  and  kind  to  thee, 
Who  wast  so  very  kind  to  me. 

My  mother? 

V.  0  no;  the  thought  I  could  not  bear; 
And  if  God  please  my  life  to  spare. 
I  hope  I  shall  reward  thy  care, 
Mv  mother. 


LESSON    LVIII. 


read-iDg  Eng-land  cap-tain  fast-on-ed 

drift-ing  look-ed  drown-ed  swal-low-ed 

roll-ed  pray-ed  New- York  sup-pos-ed 

hun-dred  toss-ed  sur-pris-ed  prov-i-denco 

thous-and  hun-ger  AMnn-tic  Ncw-Jer 


n  fffUl 


C  II  I  L  T>  R  E  N     I  N     A     71 

1.  I  have  just  been  reading  about  two  little  boys, 
who  lived  at  a  place  called  Egg-Harbor,  upon  the 
coast  of  New-Jersey. 

2.  One  day,  when  one  of  them  was  about  nine' 
years  old,  and  the  other  seven,  these  children  saw  a 
boat  fastened  to  the  shore,  and  cot  into  it  to  play ;' 
but  somehow  the  boat  got  loose  with  the  little  boys 
in  it,  and  they  soon  found  that  they  were  drifting  out 
upon  the  sea. 

3.  They  lost  sight  of  their  father's  house  ;  they  be- 
gan to  see  less  -and  less  of  the  town,  and  at  length 
they  got  so  far  that  they  could  not  see  the  land.  The 
waves  rolled  one  after  another,  and  drovo  their  boat 
far  out  into  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

4.  The  Atlantic  Ocean  is  the  great  wide  sea  be- 
tween this  country  and  England.  It  is  about  three 
thousand  five  hundred  miles  wide.  If  you  have  a 
ma})  of  the  world  you  may  find  it,  and  think  how 
much  these  little  bo}rs  must  have  been  fright 
when  they  looked  round  and  saw  nothing  but  water. 

When  the  dark  night  came  on,  and  they  were 
tossing  about  on  tho  wide  sea,  Far  from  their  home, 
their  warm  bod,  and  their  mother's  care,  they  lay 
down  and  wept. 

6.  Perhaps,  they  thought  of  thoir  Father  in  heaven, 
and  pi .  care  of  them.     Even  li 

children    may  pi  I.     It  V  e  who 

could  keep  them  from   being  swallowed  up  by  the 
dying  and  hunger. 


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7.  Two  days  and  two  nights  were  they  tossed  about 
in  the  boat,  and  could  see  nothing  but  water  all 
around  them. 

8.  At  length,  in  this  time  of  great  distress,  their 
boat  was  seen  by  some  people  in  a  ship  going  to  Eng- 
land. The  sailors  were  surprised  at  the  sight  of  the 
children,  and  took  them  up,  when  they  must  have 
been  almost  dead  with  cold,  hunger  and  grief. 

9.  The  ship  went  on  its  way,  and  came  near  to 
England.  Here  they  met  another  ship  going  to 
New- York,  and  the  Captain  of  the  ship,  who  had 
taken  them  out  of  the  boat,  gave  them  to  the  other 
Captain  to  take  care  of  them  and  bring  them  home, 

10.  He  brought  them  to  their  parents,  who  sup- 
posed that  their  dear  boys  had  been  drowned,  and 
had  mourned  for  them  as  dead.  But  now  their  sor- 
row was  turned  into  jo}r,  and  the  parents  and  chil- 
dren rejoiced  together  at  meeting  once  more. 

11.  These  children  never  forgot  the  kind  Provi- 
dence that  watched  over  and  preserved  them  when  ex- 
posed to  such  dangers.  They  lived  to  be  good,  pious 
men.  and  with  gratitude  to  God,  often  spoke  of  His 
goodness  in  restoring  them  to  their  home  and  friends. 


LESSON   LIX. 

tongues 

knowl-edge    se-lec-tions 

un-seem-ly 

faith 

moun-tains    char-i-ty 

pro-vok-ed 

hope 

cym-bal          suf-fer-eth 

re-joic-eth 

brass 

bear-eth         mys-ter-ies 

in-i-qui-ty 

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»  — 

BIBLE     SELECTIONS. 1   Cor.  13. 

1.  Though  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
angels  and  have  not  charity,  (that  is,  love,)  I  am  bo- 
come  as  sounding  brass,  or  a  tinkling  cymbal. 

2.  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and 
understand  all  mysteries,  and  all  knowledge,  and 
though  I  have  all  faith,  so  that  I  could  remove  moun- 
tains, and  have  not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

3.  And  though  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the 
poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and 
have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing. 

4.  Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind ; 
Charity  envieth  not ; 

Charity  vaunteth  not  itself, 

Is  not  puffed  up  ; 

Doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly; 

Seeketh  not  her  own. 

5.  Is  not  easily  provoked, 
Thinketh  no  evil, 
llejoiceth  not  in  iniquity, 
But  rejoiceth  in  the  truth  ; 
Beareth  all  things, 
Believeth  all  things, 
Hopeth  all  things, 
Endureth  all  things. 
Charity  never  iaileth. 

6.  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  charity,  these 
three,  but  the  greatest  of  these  is  charity. 


96  oi  oond  hi:a. 


LESSON    LI. 

shep-herd  coin-fort  mer-cy  re-stor-eth 

mak-eth  wa-ters  pres-ence  right-eoiis-ness 

pastures  run-neth  val-ley  pre-par-est 

lead-eth  sure-ly  simner  a-noint-est 

be-side  good-ness  pro-tects  en-e-mies 

psalm    23. 

1.  The  Lord  is  toy  shepherd, 
I  shall  not  want. 

2.  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures; 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  stilt  waters. 

3.  He  restoreth  my  sonl ; 

He  leadeth  me  in   the  paths  of  righteousness  for 
his  name's  sake. 

4.  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
-shadow  of  death, 

I  will  fear  no  evil ; 

For  thou  art  with  me; 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

5.  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me, 
In  the  presence  of  mine  enemies  : 
Thou  annointest  my  head  with  oil ; 
My  cup. runneth  over. 

0.  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me 

All  the  day:  y  life: 

And  I-  veil 

In  the  house  of  the  Lord  fo 


OITK    OWN  READER. 


TI  Y  ~K  N  . 

1.  God  is  my  friend  :  I  need  not  fear, 
For  he  is  good  and  always  near; 
And  he  will  keep  me  by  his  power, 
From  day  to  day,  from  hour  to  hour, 

2.  I  am  a  sinner:  but  I  know — 

For  God's  own  word  lias  told  me  so — 
•    That  Jesus  Christ  came  down  from  heaven 
To  die,  that  T  might  be  forgiven. 

>ne  thing  there  is  that  I  must  dread, 
And  that  is  sin  ;  for  Cod  has  said, 
That  those  whom  he  protects  from  ill, 
Must  love  his  ways,  and  do  his  will. 


LESSON    LXI. 

sword 

sprang 

a-fraid 

mos-qui-to 

snake 

walk-ed 

laugh-ed 

mor-ti-lied 

cried 

coun-try 

rat-tic -snake 

re-mem-ber 

THE     II  O  Y     W  H  0     B  O  A  8  T  E  D  . 

1.  Charles  is  a  boy  whom  wc  all  like,  but  he  has 
one  bad  habit:  he  is  too  apt  to  boast,  lie  will  tell 
yon  what  great  things  he  would  do  if  he  had  a  gun 
and  a  sword,  and  were  in  battle.  __ 

2.  He  will  toll  yon  that  he  has  the. best  hat  in 
school,  and  the  best  po  ;   that   his    father  is 

C$        country,  and  his  dog  tho 

1  I'hai'h's.and  hi 


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ter  as  they  wore  going  to  scliool.  We  walked  along 
together.  It  was  a  warm  day,  and  we  thought  we 
would  go  through  the  woods. 

4.  Charles's  sister  said  that  she  was  afraid  of  snakes. 
"  0  !  you  needn't  be  afraid  of  snakes,"  said  Charles; 
"if  I  were  to  see  one,  I  would  just  take  up  a  big 
stone,  and  let  him  have  it.  Who's  afraid  of  a  snake  \ 
I  could  manage  a  whole  nest  of  snakes." 

5.  "But,"  saicLI,  "  aro  you  not  afraid  of  a  rai tie- 
snake?  There  was  one  killed  near  this  place  last 
June.'*— ru Afraid  of  a  rattle-snake!"  cried  Charles; 
"  why  I  would  kill  Rattlesnake  as  easily  as  I  would 
a  mosquito." 

6.  Xo  sooner  had  he  said  this,  than  his  sister  cried 
out,   "  O !  Charles,  look,  there   in   the  road !      Take 

re!"  Charles  looked,  and  saw  what  he  supposed 
was  a  snake,  In  a  moment  all  his  boasted  courage 
vanished;  and,  with  a  cry  of  terror,  he  sprang  away 
from  the  object  in  the  road,  his  hat  failing  off  as  he  ran. 

7.  His  sister  laughed,  and  I  laughed;  for  it  was 
nothing  but  a  whip-lash  which  lay  in  the  road,  and 
which  looked  a  little  like  a  snake.  Charles  ran  some 
distance,  as  if  chased  by  a  de£en  rattle-snakes;  but, 
on  learning  <  back. 

8.  He  was  a  good  deal  mortified  by  this  show  of 
alarm.  Boyw  who  1-  ;  are  almost  always  cow- 
ards. Whenever  G  '  hears  him  boasting 
loudly  no  a  friendly  way,  in  his 
ear,  "  Be  member  tin  He  does  not  boasl 
as  much  :•■            id, 


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LESSON    LXII. 

neigh-bor  break-fast  learn-ed  what-ev-or 

be-long  bas-kets  faitb-ful  in-quir-ed 

hon-est  hold-ing  guard-ing  de-term-in-ed 

pum-mer  slip-ped  step-ped  at-tempt-ed 

land-lord  largest  op-po-site  bon-est-y 

HONESTY     R  E  W  A  R  D  E  D  . 

1.  Charles  was  an  honest  bo}r,  but  his  neighbor, 
Jack  Pilfer,  was  a  thief.  Charles  would  never  take 
any  thing  for  his  own  which  did  not  belong  to  him  ; 
but  Jack  would  take  whatever  he  could  get,  and 
when  he  found  any  tiling  that  was  lost,  he  would 
never  restore  it  to  the  owner. 

2.  Early  one  summer's  morning,  as  Charles 'was 
going  to  school,  ho  met  a  man  opposite  the  public 
house,  who  had  oranges  to  sell.  The  man  wished  to 
stop  and  get  his  breakfast,  and  asked  Charles  if 
he  would  hold  his  horse  while  he  went  into  the 
house. 

3.  But  he  first  inquired  of  the  landlord,  if  he  knew 
Charles  to  be  an  honest  boy,  as  he  would  not  like  to 
trust  his  oranges  with  him,  if  he  was  not. 

4.  "Yes,"  said  the  landlord;  "I  have  known 
Charles  all  his  life,  and  have  never  known  him  to  lie 
or  steal;  all  the  neighbors  know  him  to  be  an  honest 
boy,  and  I  will  engage  your  oranges  will  be  as  safe 
with  him  as  with  yourself." 

5.  The    orange    man    then    put    the    bridle    into 


LOT) 

Charles's  hand,  and  wont  into  the  Louse   to   eat  his 
breakfast. 

C>.  Very  soon  Jack  Pilfer  came  along  the  road,  and 
seeing  Charles  holding  the  horse,  he  asked  him 
whose  horse  he  had  there,  and  what  was  in  the  bas- 
kets on  the  horse?  Charles  told  him  that  the  owner 
of  the  horse  was   in  the  h<  .ml  that  there  were 

oranges  in  the  baskets. 

7.  As  soon  as  Jack  found  there  were  oranges  in  the 
baskets,  he  determined  to  have  one,  and  going  up  to 
the  basket,  he  slipped  in  his  hand  and  took  out  one  of 
the  largest,  and  was  mailing  off  with  it. 

8.  But  Charles  said,  u  Jack,  you  shall  not  steal  these 
oranges  while  I  have  the  care  of  them,  and  so  you 
ma}fc  just  put  that  one  back  into  the  basket." 

9.  " Not  I,"  said  Jack,  "  as  lam  the  largest,  I  shall 
do  as  I  please;"  but  Charles  was  not  afraid  of  him, 
and  taking  the  orange  out  of  his  hand,  he  threw  it 
back  in  the  basket. 

10.  Jack  then  attempted  to  go  round  to  the  other 
side,  and  take  one  from  the  other  basket;  but  as 
lie  stepped  too  near  the.  horse's  heels,  he  received 
a  violent  kicljg^Tiich  sent  him  sprawling  to  the 
ground. 

11.  His  cries  soon  brought  out  the  people  from  the 
house,  and   when   they  learned  what  had  happened, 

^Wf  said  that  Jack  was  rightly  served  ;  and  the  orange 
man,  taking  Charles's  1  ed  it  with  oranges,  as  ho 

said  he   had   been  so  faithful  in  guarding  them,  he 
should  have  all  f 


otttfc  cm  ■:.  10i 


LESSON    LXIII. 

Bwell-ing      foar-fnl         wheel-ed  should-er-ed 

ban-ners       play-ed         ram-rod  bayo-net 

mns-kets      charff-ed       be-hind  com-mis-sion 

nt-ed        cx-cept         luul-lcn  car-ri-cd 


rj 


YOUNG     SOLDIERS* 


' .    Oh  !  wore  you  ne'er  a  school-boy, 

And  did  you  never  train, 

id  feel  that  swelling  of  the  heart 

Yuii  ne'er  can  feci  again? 
j  (ids:  never  meet,  far  down  the  street) 

With  plumes  and  banners  gay, 
While  the  kettle,  for  the  kettle-drum, 

Played  your  march,  march  away  ? 

■'.  It  seems  to  me  but  yesterday, 

Nor  scarce*  so  km 
Since  all  our  school  their  muskets  U»:>L, 

To  charge  the  fearful  foe. 
Our  mi;  ir  wood, 

With  ramrod  bright  and  new; 
With  bi 

An  ted  baric  1.  I 

And  |  all  to  night; 

■ 


102  OtJR  OWN    SECOND  READER. 


"We  routed  him,  we  Bcouled  him, 
Nor  lost  a  single  man ! 

4.  Our  captain  was  as  brave  a  lad 

As  e'er  commission  bore; 
All  brightly  shown  his  now  tin  sword, 

A  paper  cap  he  wore  : 
He  led  us  up  the  steep  hill-Hide, 

Against  the  western  wind, 
While  the  cockerel  plume  that  decked  hia  head 

Stream' d  bravely  out  behind. 

5.  We  shouldered  arms,  we  carried  arms, 

We  charged  the  bayonet; 
And  woe  unto  the  mullen  stalk 

That  in  our  course  we  met. 
At  two  o'clock  the  roll  we  called. 

And  till  the  close  of  day, 
With  fearless  hearts,  though  tired  limbs, 

We  fought  the  mimic  fray, 
Till  the  supper  bellf  from  out  the  dell, 

Bade  us  march,  march  away. 


LESSON    LXIV. 

crea-ture      com-eth       treas-ure  em-ploy-ed 

les-son  pleas-nre      hon-ey  gath-er-ing 

in-sect  por-tion      .  per-plex  ben-c-fit 

im-proves    mis-chief      proru-ise  in-struc-tioa 

e-nough       child-hccd    ia-dua -tri-ons  mem-ory 


OCR   OWN    SECOND    HEWER.  103 


T  U  K     B  E  E  . 

1.  What  an  industrious  little  creature  the  bee  is; 
and  what  a  lesson  docs  she  teach  little  boys  and  girls  ; 
nay,  all  of  us;  for  we  may  all  learn  from  her  what  a 
happy. thing  it  is  to  be  well  employed. 

2.  This  little  insect  improves  every  hour  while  the 
sun  is  shining,  and  it  is  dry  enough  for  her  to  be  out, 
»She  works  while  it  is  day,  for  dit  cometh  when 
she  cannot  work. 

3.  But  the  bee  is  not  employed  in  gathering  food 
for  herself  only ;  nor  ir>ereh  lor  her  own  pleasure, 
She  employs  her  little  portion  of  time  for  the  benefit 
of  others  also, — for  you  and  me.  And  what  pleasant 
food  she  makes ! 

4.  And  now,  my  dear  young  readers,  try  how  hap- 
py you  can  be ;  and  how  much  good  you  can  do. 
Instead  of  hanging  about,  as  some  idle  children  do, 
or  perhaps  gettingjnto  mischief,  do  you  try  and  im- 
prove each  hour  of  your  childhood. 

5.  This  is  the  time  fafarou  to  lay  up  a  store  of 
knowledge,  which,  ^ha£»ii  grow  up  to  be  men  and 
women,  will  be  like  a^wtune,  to  be  used  not  only 
for  your  own  benefit  and  comfort,  but  also  that  of 
others.     This  will  pi  tor  than  h 

6.  Man 
many  an 

of  those  we  love  :  so  be 

e  to  look  back  on  th<  ind 

from  them. 

7.  I 


104  on;  own  second  reader. 


Will  perplex  you  ;  business  will  press  upon  you  ;  and 
even  sorrow  and  poverty  may  overtake  you.  Then 
you  will  find  how  useful  is  the  store  laid  up  in  your 
minds  ;  and  the  vast  benefit  of  having  been  busily 
and  well  employed  in  youth. 

3,  But  above  all,  lay  up  in  your  memories,  and  in 
your  hearts,  the  word  of  God.  Then  when  old  age 
conies  upon  you,  and  the  night  when  you  cannot 
work,  you  will  find  a  treasure  indeed  laid  up  within. 
Many  are  the  promises  to  which  you  will  turn  with 
delight :  and  find  them  sweeter,  yes,  far  sweeter,  than 
honey  and  the  honey  comb. 


h  J£  S  S  O  N    L  X  V 

wear  tail-or  ma-chino  im-ag-ine 

wool  wa-ter  con-elude  *  ^rec-ol-lect 

grew  hu-man  ilee-ees  lib-er-ty 

shears  bo-soni  worst  pit-e-ous-ly 

threads  wo~ven  ;  low  ;  jour-ney-men 

lion-or  mead-ow  sbep-lu     '  ter-rupt-ed 


B  T  O  It  r     O  F    t  HE     COAT, 

1.  "I  think  it  would  be  very  funny  to  hear  my 
coat  speak/'  said  Edward  one  day,  after  he  had  been 
reading  a  fable  about  birds  and  beasts  that  spoke  to 
one  another.  A  few  moments  after,  a  voice  came 
from  the  bosom  of  the  coat,  and  spoke  as  follows : 
1 1  recollect  once    \  g  on  the  back  of  a 


R   OWN   SECOND   READER.  105 

sheep."  Edward  could  not  help  starting  back  with 
surprise;  however,  he  interrupted  the  voice,  saying, 
"I  am  afraid,  Mr.  Coat,  you  do  not  know  what  you 
are  talking  about,  for  coats  do  not  grow,  nor  do  sheep 
wear  coats." 

3.  "Ah!"  replied  the  voice,  "I  was  only  wool 
when  I  grew  on  the  back  of  the  she^p,  and  a  very 
pleasant  life  we  led  together,  spending  all  the  day  in 
the  green  fields,  and  resting  at  night  on  the  grass. 
We  long  led  this  quiet  life,  till  one  day  the  shepherd 
and  his  dog  drove  all  the  sheep  into  a  stream  of 
water,  which  ran  close  by. 

4.  "  The  sheep  on  which  I  grew  was  sadly  fright- 
ened; and,  for  my  part,-I  could  not  imagine  what 
they  were  going  to  do  with  me,  they  rubbed  and 
scoured  me  so  much.  But  when  it,was  over,  I  looked 
so  clean  and  white,  that  I  was  quite  vain  of  my 
beauty,  and  I  thought  we  were  now  to  return  and 
frisk  in  the  meadow,  as  we  had  done  before.  But, 
alas!  instead  of  setting  the  sheep  at  liberty,  the  shep- 
herd took  out  a  large  pair  of  shears. 

f>.  " Only  imagine  our  fright!  The  poor  sheep,  a* 
I  believe,  thought  his  head  was  going  to  be  cut  oft', 
and  began  to  bleat  most  piteonslv  ;  but  the  shepherd 
hold  him  down,  and  began  cutting  me  off  close  to 
the  skin.  Although  the  shears  did  not  hurt  me,  be- 
cause I  could  not  feeJ,  yet  I  was  much  frightened. 
I  could  not  bear  the  thought  of  being  parted  from 
my  dear  friend,  the  -r  we  had  Lrr"\vn  up  to- 

gether, ever  since  he  |  lamb. 

L 


106  OUE   o\;:,    SECOND    ULAvLl;. 


6.  "  After  I  was  taken  off,  I  was  packed  in  a  bag 
with  a  great  many  other  fleeces,  and  sent  to  some 
mills  in  a  place  called  Lowell,  where  there  were  many 
strange  little  things  that  were  forever  twisting  and 
turning  round.  These  seized  hold  of  us,  and  pulled 
us,  and  twisted  us  about  in  such  a  wonderful  manner, 
that  we  were  all  drawn  out  into  worsted  threads,  so 
unlike  wool,  that  I  hardly  knew  myself  again. 

7.  "But  it  was  still  worse,  when,  sometime  after- 
ward,  they  plunged  me  into  a  large  kettle  of  dirty- 
looking  water.  When  1  was  taken  out,  instead  of 
being  white,  I  was  of  a  bright  blue  color,  and  looked 
very  beautiful.  After  this  I  was  sent  to  the  cloth 
mills,  where  my  threads  were  stretched  in  a  machine 
called  a  loom,  and  I  was  woven  into  a  piece  of  cloth. 
I  was  then  folded  up,  and  lay  quiet  for  some  time." 
"  Indeed,"  said  Edward,  "I  think  yon  needed  a  little 
rest  after  going  through  so  many  changes." 

8.  "Some  time  after,"  resumed  the  voice,  "I  was 
bought  by  a  tailor,  and  placed  on  a  shelf  in  his  shop, 
when  one  day  you  and  your  father  came  in,  and  ask- 
ed to  see  some  cloth  to  make  you  a  coat.  I  was 
taken  down  and  unfolded  on  the  counter  with  several 
other  pieces,  and  if  you  remember,  you  chose  me  on 
account  of  my  beautiful  color.'' 

9.  "So  1  did,"'  said  Ldward,  il  but  you  arc  hot 
blight  a  blue  as  you  were  then." 

10.  "  Something  the  worse  for  wear,"  replied,  the 
coat ;  "if  you  stain  jse,  and  cover  me  with  dust,  that 
is  your  fault,  not'miiifc.    But  to  conclude  i 


OL R    0  J  Q  i 

m 

the  tailor  took  out  his  large  shears,  which  reminded 
me  of  those  that  had  cut  me  from  the  sheep,  and  cut 
me  into  the  shape  of  a  coat,  I  was  then  spwed  up 
by  some  journeymen,  who  sat  cross-legged  on  a  table. 
When  I  w*5  finished,  I  was  sent  to  yon,  and  ever 
since  I  have  had  the  honor  of  covering  the  back  of  a 
human  being,  instead  of  that  of  a  sheep." 


LESSON    LXVI. 

neigh-bors      list-en  earn-c  reda-tione 

anx-ious         ven-ture      de-pend  •  olv-ed 

mor-row         ab-eence      de-#ign-ed      them-selves 

THE'lARK     AND     II  E  R     Y  0  U  j& 

1,  A  lark  once   built  a  nest   in  a  fit  Id  of  wheat, 
which  grew  ripe  before  her  young 
They  were  just  getting  their  feathers,  and  tl  nga 

were  only  half  <xvo\. 

'J.  As  the  old  lark  v.  nt  the 

!,f  her  liti  •  went 

out  to  get  food   for  them,  that  if  th  uld 

come   they  must  i  with   great  i  he 

1  about  cutting:  down  tl 

3.  On  her  return,  th 
far' 

lem  in 


108  OtR   OWN    SECOND   REAi)EK. 


boys  to  get  the  wheat  out !"  said  the  mothen.  "  Very 
well,  then,  1  think  we  i  not  "be  afraid  of  to-mor- 

row, but  may  stay  a  little  longer.  Those  who  wait 
for  others  to  help  them,  arc  not  apt  to  get  their  work 
done  in  a  hurry."  . 

5.  The  next  day  the  old  lark  went  out  again,  and 
left  with  them  the  same  command  as  before — telling 
them  to  watch  for  the  coming  of  the  farmer  and  his 
sons,  and  listen  with  great  care  to  what  they  said. 

6.  When  she  returned,  the  young  larks  told  her 
that  the  fanner  and  his  sons  had  again  been  there, 
but  as  none  of  their  neighbors  came  to  aid  them, 
they  had  put  off  cutting  the  wheat  till  the  next  day, 
when  they  designed  to"  get  their  friends  and  relations 
to  help  them. 

7.  "  Indeed  !"  said  the  old  lark,  "  and  do  they  still 
depend  upon  others  to  help  them  ?  Do  they  think 
their  friends  and  relations  will  be  any  more  prompt 
than  their  neighbors?  Since  they  still  depend  upon 
others,  I  think  we  may  venture  to  remain  another 
day."  So  the  mother  went  out  to  get  food  again; 
but  before  she  went  she  gave  the  little  larks  strict 
charge,  as  before,  to  let  her  know  what  passed  in  her 
absence. 

8.  On  tho  return  of  the  old  lark,  the  little  ones 
told!  her  that  the  farmer  and  his  sons  had  a  third  time 

either  friends  nor. 
relations  h  ne  to  help  them,  they  were  resolved 

not  to  wait  any  longer,  but  to  come  the  next  morn- 

at  thems' 


I   OWN  READER.  109 


9.  "If  that  is  the  c  I  the  old  lark,  "it  is 
time  for  us  to  think  of  ie  fanner  and 
his  sons  now  their  own 
work,  it  will  certainly  be  done." 

10.  What  iid  proved  true  ;  for  scarce- 
ly had  she  and  her  young  ones  left  the  field  very 
early  the  next  morning,  when  the  farmer  and  his 
sons  came,  and  began  to  cut  down  the  wheat  in  good 


earnest. 


LESSON    LXVII. 


pray-er 

dai-ly 

glo-ry 

dif-fer-ence 

Sav-iour 

say-in  g 

be-eause 

lis-ten-ing 

re-al-ly 

tres-pass 

a-men 

hal-low-ed 

kyig-dom 

pow-er 

lis-ten-ed 

temp-ta-tion 

P  R  AY  F.  R  . 

1.  When  the  Saviour  was  on  the  earth,  he  taught 
those  who  loved  him  and  who  listened  to  him,  many 
thin 

2.  One  of  these  things  was  about  prayer.  lie  told 
them  the  difference  between  saying  pr 

ally  praying  in  our  hearts. 

3.  Many  ch  or  their  p  \  every 
night  when  tl  *  ,:v ; 
that  is. 

hav  it,  but  I 

trts 
they  £&k  ! 


1  Jo 

4.  l  saying  over  sncli 

as  these  ;  lie  ;  we  do 

not  mean,  nor             for  wl  want. 

5.  When  yon  kneel  clown  to  pi  i  should  think 
t  about  the  great  God  who  sees  you,  and  who  is 

listening  to  hear  what  e  going  to  say  to  him  ; 

and  then  honld  ask  him,  as  you  I   your 

papa,  for   what   you  wi  I  .     lie   is  your   Father  in 
aven,  and  you. are  his  little  child;  and  he  loves 
you,  and  is  ready  and  willing  to  do  you  good. 

6.  Then  ask  him  to  do  for  you  what  no  one  else 
could  do  for  you.  Ask  him  to  make  you  a  Christian, 
to  give  you  a  new  and  tender  heart,  and  to  bless  you 
and  your  dear  parents  in  all  th 

7.  not  ask  any  one  what  you  shall  pray 
for;  you  may  ask  God  for  just  what  you  want,  and 
he  will  hear  you,  and  if  it  is  good  for  you,  lie  will 
give  you  your  requ 

It. 

8.  The  me  pn  Inch  we 
may  pray.     It  is  called                   i  Prayer.     Will  ;. 

,  and  ask  yo  i  what 

art  of  it  mean 

m, 

m 

\  heaven. 


'!    \M  U  \  1  J 

And  load  us  not  into  temptati 

But  deliver  us  from  evil. 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  tho 

glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

T  thank  my  God,  who  through  tho  pigbt 
II:i.s  kept  me  till  the  morning's  light; 
Lord,  on  my  knees  I  hombly  pray 
For  grace  and  mercy  through  this  day. 

p  ine,  0  Lord,  from  every  sin, 
And  every  wicked  thought  within  ; 
Under  thy  care  my  childhood  take, 
nd  hear  mj  prayers,  f,,r  Jesus'  sajh 


LK.SSON    T.  win 


twon-ty  small-  car  ried  £on-tle-man 

mis-take  toe-ful  or-dcr-Iv 

thank-ing       self-ish  mon-ey  dis-con-tent 

scarce  m<  re-ward  re-ceiv-ed 

I''*-'  per-sou  scar-ci-ty  be-hav-ed 

0  I'     D  K  E  A  n . 

!.  At  a  time  of  scarcity,  a  certain  rich  man  invited 

tweutj  idreu  to  his  house,  and  said  to  them, 

'  In  this  basket  there  is  a  loaf  of  bread  for  every  one 

;  ;  take  it,  and   come  again   every  day  at  this 

hour  till  better  til 

war- 


112  R   OWN    SECOND   B.T    I 

reled  and  fought  for  the  bread.  Each  wished  to  get 
the  best  and  largest  loaf;  and  at  last  they  went  away 
without  even  thanking  the  good  man. 

3.  But  there  was  a  little  girl  named  Kose,  poor,  but 
neatly  dressed,  who  stood  modestly  at  a  distance,  and 
took  the  smallest  loaf  which  was  left  in  the  basket. 
She  then  thanked  the  gentleman,  and  went  home  in 
a  quiet  and  orderly  manner. 

4.  On  the  next  day  the  children  were  just  as  ill- 
behaved  :  and  poor  Bose  this  time  received  a  loaf 
which  was  scarcely  half  the  size  of  the  rest.  But 
"when  she  came  home,  and  her  mother  began  to  cut 
the  bread,  there  fell  out  of  it  some  bright  new  silver 
pieces. 

5.  Her  mother  was  perplexed,  and  said,  "Take 
back  the  money  this  instant;  for  it  lias,  no  doubt,  got 
into  the  bread  through  some  mistake." 

6.  Rose  carried  it  back.  But  the  kind  man  said, 
"  No,  no !  it  was  no  mistake.  I  had  the  money  baked 
into  the  smallest  loaf  in  order  to  reward  you,  my 
good  child !  % 

7.  "Always  continue  thus  modest  and  unselfish. 
The  person  who  will  take  the  smallest  loaf  rather 
than  quarrel  for  the  largest,  will  iind  blessings  of  still 
more  worth  than  money  baked  in  the  bread." 

"  A  modest,  peaceful,  thankful  life, 
Gains  more  than  discontent  and  strifi 


■ 


llfi 


your 

star/ 
fel-low 


SON    LXIX. 


ph» 


sin;; 
be-c 
and 


quar-rel-ed      dis-] 

di. 


1.  "I*i  the 

peach,  father,  to- 

his  little 


father.     •' 
small  one. 

Yours  was  much 


ler 

"i    a 


fli 


o 


told 


* 

the 
Ian 

give  hii 

Hi  tp  d  her  father. 

5.  ''Because,  I  though  ould 

one 


- 


11-i  OUR   C  KOOND   READ 


smile  on  his  face,  while  a  tear  started  in  his  ejre,  as 
Luc j  continued. 

7.  "  But  little  brother  almost  quarreled  with  me 
about  it,  dear  father.  He  said  that  he  would  have 
•the   little    peach,    and    that   I    should    eat   the   big 


one." 


8.  "  lie  was  a  generous  little  fellow,"  said  her 
father,  "and  yon,  too,  are  a  generous  little  girl;  and 
so  far  from  being  displeased  with  you,  I  am  pleased 
with  you  both,  I  gave  the  larger  peach  to  you,  be- 
cause you  are  older  and  larger  than  he  is." 

0.  "And  I,"  said  Lucy,  "want  to  give  the  best 
thin  its  to  my  dear  little  brother." 

10.  "  Lucy,"  said  her  father,  "  tell  me  truly,  when 
you  had  eaten  the  smaller  peach,  and  saw  your  little 
brother  eating  the  larger  one,  did  you  not  wish  you 
had  kept  the  larger  one  yourself?" 

11.  "Oh  no,  dear  father,  it  gave  me  more  pleas- 
ure to  see  my  dear  little  brother  enjoying  his  peach, 
than  to  have  eaten  it  myself." 

12.  "That  is  being  truljT  generous,"  said  her  fa- 
ther. "  We  are  not  generous,  when  we  give  to  others, 
what  we  do  not  want  ourselves.  To  be  generous  is 
to  .-  tat  we  do  want  ourselves,  and  can 

13.  ar,"  said  her  father,  as  he 
her,  "  I  wish  you  to  remember  how  happy  you 

you  have  clone  a  generous  act.     If  you  had 

peach  yourself,  it  might  have  pleas- 

ejHKnlpK.  the  time,  but  the  pleasure  would  soon 


OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER.  115 

have  been  forgotten.  But  now  your  generous  action 
not  only  gives  pleasure  to  you,  but  it  will  make  me 
and  your  dear  mother  and  all  your  friends  happy." 


LESSON    LXX. 

sky 

stoops 

spar-row 

shehtcr 

reigns 

creatures 

bles-sings 

rag-ing 

shields 

fow-lei' 

pro- v  ides 

beivu-ti-ful 

t  ii  i: 

8PAKKOW. 

1.  Who  formed  the  little  sparrow, 
And  gave  him  wings  tofly? 
Who  shields  him  from  the  arrow, 

When  flying  in  the  sky  ? 
Our  Father,  #<od,  who  reigns  in  heaven, 
i>y  whom  are  all  our  blessings  given. 

And  who  so  gently  leads  him 
Far  from  the  fowler's  snare  ? 

And  who  so  kindly  feeds  him 
And  shows  such-render  care? 

Our  Father,  God,  who  stoops  to  show 

II  is  grace  to  creatures  here  below. 

\nd  who  a  dress  provides  him 

fill  and  warm  ? 
Who  in  tin:  hides  him, 

Amid  the  raging  storm? 
Our  Father.  God}  extends  ilis  care 
Through  heaven,  and  earth,  and  sea  and  air 


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4.  Does  God  full  many  a  favor, 

To  little  sparrows  give? 
And  shall  we  not  endeavor, 

By  faith  on  Him  to  live  ? 
Our  Father,  God,  who  reigns  above. 
Is  worthy  of  our  highest  love. 


LESSON    LXXL 

Scot-land*  break-fast    learn-ed  o-blig-ed 

searee«ly    pro-cure       kind-ness  at-ten-tion 

sup-port     schol-ar        com-fort-a-ble    ac-cmavnt-anee 

HUGH    MILLER. 

1.  There  was  a  poor  little  boy  in  Scotland*  Hot 
many  years  ago,  who  had  very  little  to  eat  or  drinkr 
and  scarcely  any  comfortable  clothing. 

2.  His  parents  were  very  poor.  He'  bad  to  stay 
away  from  school,  most  of  the  time,  and  work  hard  tc 
support  himself  and  his  father's  family, 

3.  When  old  enough  to  work  all  day,  he  bad  id 
make  fences  and  walls  of  great  heavy  stones.  Some- 
times he  had  to  sleep  out,  where  the  rain  fell  upon  him 
during  the  night.  He  had  nothing  to  eat  but  a  little 
oat-meal,  which  he  was  obliged  himself  to  cook,  when 
he  wanted  his  breakfast,  his  dinner,  or  his  supper. 

4.  When  he  had  done  a  hard  day's  work,  instead 
of  playing  with  other  boys  and  men  with  whom  he 
worked,  he  used  to  take  such  books  aa  he  could  find, 
and  go  into  his  tent  by  himself  to  read  them, 


R   OWN    SECOND    READER.  117 

5.  Ho  found  it  not  easy  to  procure  books  ;  but, 
when  he  could  get  one,  he  would  read  it  through, 
and  study  it  well,  until  he  knew  all  that  was  in  it. 

G.  In  this  way,  he  worked  and  studied  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  until  ho  became  quite  a  wise  man.  lie 
was  a  mere  stone  mason,  but  he  became  so  good  a 
scholar,  that  many  great  men  said  they  wished  they 
could  talk  and  write  as  well  as  he. did. 

7.  Now,  this  man,  who  was  the  poor  boy  you  have 
just  read  about,  became  one  of  the  most,  learned  men 
in  the  world.  Every  one  who  knew  him,  looked  up 
to  him  with  MJ&peet,  Wherever  he  went,  he  was 
treated  with  great  kindness  and  attention.  The  rich 
and  the  learned  were  proud  of  his  acquaintance.  His 
name  was  Hugh  Miller,  and  he  lived  in  Scotland. 


LESSON   LXXII. 

nail  cof-Iin  lone-ly  thou-sand 

ayes  in-vito-  prat-tle  trans-ports 

dread  ly-ing  .     con-ceal  he-ro-ic 

truth  au-thor  *     brave-ly  qual-i-ty 

pains  pleas-ed  ro-ceive  fa-vor-ite 

ycuth  hatch-et  qnes-tion  gen-er-al 

jt   praise  a-void  chop-ping  ac-ci- dent; 

vis-it  es-teem  eon-scious  re-la-ti 

G  r  J     AND     THE     HATCHET. 

1.  Never,  perhaps  did  a  parent  take  more  pains, 
than  did  t!*e  father  of  General  Washington  to  inspire 


OUR    OVvTN    SECOND    READER. 

his  son  George  with  an  early  love  of  truth.  "  Truth, 
George,"  said  he,  u  is  the  most  lovely  quality  of 
youth.  I  would  ride  fifty  miles,  my  son,  to  see  the 
bojT  whose  heart  is  so  honest,  and  whose  lips  so  pure, 
that  wo  may  depend  on  every  word  he  says. 

2.  "  How  lovely  does  such  a  child  appear  in  the 
eyes  of  every  body  !  His  parents  dote  on  "him.  His 
relations  glory  in  him.  They  praise  him  before  their 
children,  and  wish  them  to  follow  his  example.  They 
often  invite  him  to  visit  them,  and  when  he  comes, 
they  receive  him  with  joy,  and  treat  him  as  one 
whose  \isits  the}r  esteem- the  greatest  favor. 

3.  "  But  oh !  George,  how  far  from  this  is  the  case 
with  the  boy  who  is  given  to  lying!  Good  people 
avoid  him  wherever  he  goes;  and  parents  dread  to 
see  him  in  compan}T  with  their  children. 

4.  "  Oh,  George,  my  son,  rather  than  see  you  come 
to  this  pass,  dear  as  you  are  to  me,  gladly  would  I  as- 
sist to  nail  you  up  in  your  little  coffin,  and  follow  you 
to  your  grave. 

5.  "  Hard,  indeed,  it  would  be  to  me  to  give  up  my 
son,  whose  feet  are  always  so  ready  to  run  about  with 
me,  and  whose  smiling  face  and  sweet  prattle  make 
so  large  a  part  of  my  happiness.  But  still  I  would 
give  him  up,  rather  than  see  him' a  common  liar." 

0.  "  Father,"  said  George,  with  tears  in  his  QjWf 
^ol  ever  tell  lies?" 

7.  "  ISTo,  George  ;  I  thank  God  you  do  not,  my  son  ; 

the   hope  you  never  will.     \Yhen- 

£&r;  by  Occident,  you  do  any  thing  wrong,  which 


OUR   OWN    SECOND    READER.  1VJ 

must  often  be  the  case,  as  you  are  but  a  little  boy 
yet,  you  must,  never  say  what  is  not  true,  to  conceal 
it,  but  come  bravely  up,  my  son,  like  a  little  man, 
and  tell  me  of  it." 

3.  .When  George  was  about  six  years  old,  lie  was 
made  the  owner  of  a  little  hatchet,  with  which  he 
was  much  pleased,  and  went  about  chopping  every 
thing  that  came  in  his  way.  One  day,  when  in  the 
garden,  he  unluckily  tried  the  edge  of  his  hatchet  on* 
the  body  of  a  line  3Toung  English  cherry-tree,  which. 
he  barked  so  badly  as  to  destroy  it. 

9.  The  next  morning,  the  old  gentleman,  finding 
out  what  had  befallen  his  favorite  tree,  came  into 
the  house,  and  with  much  warmth,  asked  who  was- 
the  author  of  the  mischief.  Nobody  could  tell  him: 
any  thing  about  it.  At  this  moment,  in  came  George 
with  his  hatchet. 

10.  "George,"  said  his  father,  "do  you  know  who 
killed  that  fine  cherry-tree  yonder,  in  the  garde: 
This  was  a  hard  question  ;  George  was  silent  for  a 
moment;  and  then,  looking  at  his  father,  his  young 
face  bright  with  conscious  love  of  truth,  ho  bravely 
cried  out,  "  I  can't  tell  a  lie,  father ;  you  know  I  can't 
tell  a  lie.     I  cut  it  with  my  hatchet." 

11.  "Come  to  my  arms,  my  dearest  boy!"  cried 
Biis  father,  in   transports;  "come  to'  my  arms!  you 

killed  my  cherry-tree,  George,  but  you  have  now 
paid  me  for  it  a  thousand  fold.  Such  proof  of  heroic 
truth  in  my  son,  is  of  more  value  than  a  thousand 
trees,  though  the;  j  all  of  the  purest  gold." 


120  'OT'R    OWN  D    READER 


LESSON    LXXIII. 


noth-ing  eol-dier  gray-beard  cliris-tian 

maid-en  herds-man  mi-ser  au-thor 

seam-stress  sail-or  states-man  school-boy 

elng-gard  sex-ton  mon-arch  to-mor-row 

WHAT     IS     EARTH? 

1.  What  do  you  ask  1  What  is  the  earth  on  which 
we  live"?  It  is  just  what  we  make  it.  Some  use  it 
for  one  thing,  and  some  for  another. 

2.  If  the  "school-boy  thinks  of  nothing,  and  cares 
for  nothing  but  play,  then  the  earth  is  to  him  merely  •■ 
a  place  for  play. 

3.  If  a  man  places  all  his  thoughts  upon  getting 
riches,  and  cares  for  nothing  else,  then  the  earth  is 
to  him  merely  a  place  for  making  money. 

4.  What  is  earth,  school-boy? — A  plate  for  my  play 
What  is  earth,  maiden  ? — A  place  to  be  gay. 
What  is  earth,  seamstress  ? — A  place  where  I  weep. 
What  is  earth,  sluggard  ? — :A  good  place  to  sleep. 
What  is  earth,  soldier  ? — A  place  for  a  battle. 
What  is  earth,  herdsman  ? — A  place  to  raise  cattle. 

5.  What  is  earth,  widow? — A  place  for  true  sorrow.        ^ 
What  is  earth,  tradesman  ? — I'll  tell  you  to-morrow.    ^^ 

man  ?•—- 'Tis  nothing  to  n 
What  is  <  •;';..  s:  ilor? — My  home  is  the  si 
What  is  earth,  sexton  ? — A  place  to  dig  graves. 
What  is  -earth,  rich  man  ? — A  place  to  work  slaves. 


DUE   OiVX   SECOND    READER.  121 

_  . 

6.  What  is  earth,  graybeard  ? — A  place  to  grow  old. 
What  is  earth,  miser? — A  place  to  dig  gold. 
What  is  earth,  statesman  I — A  place  to  win  fame. 
"What  is  earth,  author? — I'll  write  there  my  name. 
What  i;>  earth,  monarch? — For  my  realm  veil. 

What  is  earth..  Christian  ? — The  gateway  to  heaven. 


LESSON    LXXIV. 

plat-lng  tor-toise  sup-port  con-tra-ry 

bark-iug  eagle  al- though  sat-is-fied 

mew-i;  iind-ing  at-ternpt  un-a-ble 

well-bred  de-sir-ed  com-pa-ny  na-ture 

TnE  EAGLE  AND  THE  TORTOIS E— (^.1  Fable.) 

1.  Little  boys  are  often  fond  of  playing  horse,  and 
pretending  that  they  are  dogs  or  cats.  Sometimes 
tliey  make  a  noise  like  a  dog  barking  or  a  cat  mew- 
ing. 

2.  This  is  all  very  well,  when  they  are  at  play 
among  themselves,  to  amuse  each  other.  But  when 
they  are  in  the  company  of  their  parents  and  friends, 
they  should  make  no  such  noises,  but  conduct  them- 
selves like  good  and  well-bred  boys. 

3.  No  one  should  pretend  to  be  what  he  is  not,  and 
no  one  should  try  to  be  what  he  never  can  be. 

4.  A  story  is  told  of  a.  tortoise  who  wished  very 
much  to  be  a  bird.  The  story  is  a  fable,  and  a  fable 
is  a  story  which  is  not  true;  but,  although  it  is  not 


]  22  OtfB    OM  N    SECOJN1 

true,  it  is  so  much   like  a  true  story,  that  it  always 
teaches  a  useful  lesson. 

The  tortoise  is  a  creature  that  can  swim  very 
fast  in  the  water.  When  out  of  the  water,  it  can 
walk  only  slowly,  and  with  great  labor,  it  has  a 
hard  and  thick  shell  on  its  hack,  from  which  combs 
and  other  useful  things  are  made. 

G.  An  eagle  is  a  very  large  bird,  and  it  flies  very 
high  and  fast  in  the  air.  The  tortoise  wished  very 
much  to  be  a  bird,  and  to  fly  in  the  air.  He  thought 
that  he  could  be  a  bird,  if  any  one  would  teach  him 
how  to  fly. 

7.  Seeing  the  eagle,  one  day,  the  tortoise   bo; 
that  lie  would  teach  him  to  fly.     But  the  eagle  told 
the  silly  tortoise  that  flying  was  a  tiling  he  could  not 
do,  because  it  was  contrary  to  his  nature. 

8.  But  the  tortoise  was  not  satisfied.  lie  begged 
the  eagle  to  take  him  up  into  the  air,  and  then  let 

■  fly  down  to  the  earth. 

9.  The  eagle,  finding  that  nothing  else  would  sat- 
isfy the  tortoise,  did  as  he  was  desired.  He  took  the 
tortoise  up  very  high  into  the  air,  and  then  .let  him 
drop.  The  poor  foolish  tortoise,  being  unable  to  sup- 
port himself  in  the  air,  fell  down  upon  a  rock  and 
was  dashed  to  pieces. 

lu.  Y\re  may  learn  from  this  fable,  that  if  we  try 
to  be,  or  to  do,  what,  from  our  nature,  we  cannot  be, 
or  do,  we  may  fail  in  our  attempt,  and  be  brought  to 
a  sad  end.  lilly  tortoit 


I 


LESSON   I,  XXV. 

pre-cious       cheer-tul      sea  sons  min.d-fitl 

shi-ning         ble  an-ni-ver-sa-ry     naught  y 

com-mand     kin-V  birth-day  mween 

TO.   LITTLE     HENRY     ON     HI  8    LIRTII-DAY, 

1.  Above  thy  head,  ray  gentle  1 

Another  ycai'  hath  rolled, 
Days,  \  and  months  have  flitted  by, — 

Four  seasons  have  been  told. 

2.  A  God  of  love  with  hand  unseen 

Ilatji  kept  all  harm  away, 
And  brought,  thee  to  behold  in  peace 
This  anniVers'ry  day, 

8.  Still  may  that  love  watch  over  the 
Thy  little  feet  att< 
And  as  another  year  i 

Still  may  that  hand  defend. 

4.  Long  be  the  precious  1  thine, 

Now  in  thy  path-way  strown, — 
A  mother's  love,  a  father's  care, 
Health. 

5.  Thank  God,  my  brother,  Tie  doth  Bend 

These  precious  gift 
Of  all  Ilir 

0,  ever  mindful 

•  G.  Fear  God.  m 

I      ,      I  1  U.I 

■ 


121  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

Before  Him  holy  angels  bow 
And  fold  their  shining  wings. 

7.  Love  God,  my  brother,  He  is  kind, 

And  He  hath  loved  us  well, — 
So  well,  He  sent  His  Son  to  die, 
To  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

8.  Serve  God,  my  brother,  ever}T  day, 

For  it  is  His  command, 
That  we  should  do  His  holy  will, 
With  cheerful  heart  and  hand. 

9.  Now  dost  thou  ask,  "  what  can  I  do, 

A  little  boy  like  me  f ' 
0  very  much  to  please  the  God 
That  rules  o'er  earth  and  sea. 

10.  Be  kind,  and  pleasant,  meek  and  mild, 

Avoid  all  naughty  ways, — 
But,  in  a  word,  the  whole  is  plain, 
Mind  all  that  mother  says. 

11.  So  shall  thy  life  pass  happily, 

As  birth-days  come  and  go; 

And  angels  will  attend  thy  steps, 

Long  as  thou  dwell 'st  below. 

12.  The  blessing  of  our  father's  God 

To  thee,  dear  boy,  be  given, 
And  when  thy  time  on  earth  is  spent, 
A  home  with  Christ  in  heaven. 


OtR   OWN   SECOND   HEADER.  125 


LESSON    LXXVI. 

false-hood  a-sleep  mis-take  sor-row-ful 

talk-ed  mind-ed  re-solve  un-hap-py 

sigh-ed  for-give  cous-in  con-qner-or 

mis-tress  play-ing  be-hav-ed  Al-might-y 

THE     FALSEHOOD. 

1.  A  little  boy,  about  six  years  old,  was  in  general 
a  very  good  child,  and  behaved  well.  He  dearly 
loved  his  mother,  and  minded  every  thing  she  said 
to  him.  But  even  good  children,  and  good  people, 
will  sometimes  do  wrong;  and  this  little  boy  did 
so  too. 

2.  One  afternoon,  after  he  had  been  at  play,  he 
looked  very  pale  and  sorrowful.  He  was  asked  if  he 
was  sick;  he  said  he  was  not.  But  he  talked  very 
little ;  and  he  often  sighed.  His  mother  thought 
something  was  the  matter  with  him,  but  she  did  not 
say  much  to  him  about  it. 

3.  At  night,  he  took  leave  of  his  mother,  and  went 
to  bed.  About  an  hour  after  he  had  been  in  bed, 
the  servant  went  to  her  mistress,  and  told  her  she 
was  very  uneasy  about  the  little  boy,  for  he  was  very 
restless.  She  had  heard  him  often  sob,  and  he  de- 
Birod  his  mothor  to  come  to  him,  as  he  could  not  go 
to  sleep,  till  he  had  told  her  something  that  made 
him  very  unhappy. 

4:.  The  good  mother  went  to  him  ;  and  when  she 
came  to  his  bed-side,  he  put  his  little  arms  around 


126  OUR  OWN  SECOND  KEADEK. 


her  neck,  and  burst  into  tears,  and  said  to  her :  "  Dear 
mamma,  forgive  me!  I  have  been  a  naughty  boy  to- 
day.    I  have  told  a  lie  ;  and  I  have  hid  it  from  you." 

5.  "  I  was  playing  at  marbles  with  my  cousins ;  I 
won  the  game,  through  a  mistake  which  they  did  not 
find  out;  and  I  was  so  much  pleased  at  being  con- 
queror, that  I  did  not  tell  them  of  the  mistake. 

6.  I  have  been  very  unhappy  ever  since ;  and  I 
am  afraid  to  go  to  sleep,  lest  that  heavenly  Father, 
of  whom  you  so  often  tell  me,  should  be  angry  with 
me.  You  say  He  knows  and  sees  every  thing.  What 
shall  I  do  that  He  may  forgive  me!1' 

7.  "My  child,"  said  the  mother,  "God  is  ever 
ready  to  forgive  those  who  believe  in  Christ,  are  truly 
sorrv  for  their  faults,  and  resolve  to  amend.  We 
'•annot  hide  any  thing  from  Him.  He  knows  when 
we  do  wrong,  and  when  we  desire  to  do  right.  He 
hears  our  prayers ;  and  He  will  teach  us  what  we 
should  clo.  Pray  to  Him  to  forgive  your  fault;  and 
try  never  to  commit  the  like  again,  lest  you  should 
ofTend  Him  more  by  the  second  than  by  the  first  of- 
fence." 

8.  The  little  boy  thought  seriously  on  the  advice 
which  his  mother  gave  him ;  and  prayed  in  the  best 

nner  he  was  able  to  ity  God  to  forgive  him, 

and  to  grant  him-  L  ;ce  to  do  better  in  future. 

He  then  fell  asleep ;  and  arose  next  morning  cheer- 
ful and  happy.  <» 

0.  I  suppose,  when  he  saw  his  cousins,  he  told 
them  that  he  had  deceived  thousand  that  he  wis 


R    OWS    SECOND   KEADEK. 

How  sorry  for  what  be  had  done  ;  and  I  dare  say  ho 
was  very  careful  after  that  time  never  to  tell  an  un- 
truth, or  to  deceive  any  body. 


LESSON    L  XX  VII. 

Sav-iour       in-deed         preach-ed  con-deinn-ed 

in-stead         bless-ed        dark-ness  prom-is-ed 

gen-tle  treat-ed        rca-son  aUow-ed 

pa-tient        list-en  per-fectdy  suf-ibr-ings 


JESUS     C H  14 IS  1 

1.  Ask  mamma  to  tell  you  about  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Saviour.  She  will  tell  you  where  he  was  born,  and 
who  was  his  mother,  and  how  he  chose  to  be  poor, 
and  how  he  spent  all  his  life  in  doing  good  to  others, 
instead  of  pleasing  himself!  How  he  made  all  the 
tick  people  well  who  were  brought  to  him;  for  ho 
was  able,  because  he  was  God,  and  could  do  all 
things. 

i   Flow  he  loved  little  children,  and  held  them  in 

his  arms,  and    blessed  them  ;  and  how  kind  and  gen- 

tient-aud  1  be  was  towards  every  one, 

trying  all  the  time  to  do  them  good  in  some  way  or 

<ji\     0  it  is  pleasant  even  to  hear  about  the  life  o$ 

me,  and  it  is  blessed  to  try  and  be  like  him.    Should^ 
you  not  think  that  ever}1-  one  would  have  loved  him, 
and  tried   to  serve  him,  when   he  was  so  to 

the. 


12S  OUR   OWN    SKCON13   ftEADEil. 


3.  O,  my  dear  child,  if  people  had  had  good  hearts, 
then  indeed  they  would  all  have  loved  the  blessed 
Jesus.  But  you  know  I  told  you  that  all  people  had 
bad  hearts  from  the  time  that  Adam  sinned.  Even 
the  best  of  people  have  something  bad  in  their  hearts, 
which  they  strive  against ;  and  they  pray  every  day 
for  God  to  help  them,  and  He  does  help  them  to  love 
Him  and  do  His  will. 

4.  Some  of  the  people  who  lived  in  the  world  at 
the  time  Christ  lived  in  it,  were  very  wicked ;  and 
they  did  not  love  him  because  he  was  so  good,  and 
was  not  at  all  like  themselves ;  so  that  the  more  good 
he  did,  the  more  they  hated  him.  They  treated 
him  ill  all  the  time. 

^5.  They  did  not  want  to  listen  to  the  things  which 
he  told  them  about  God ;  but  the  more  he  preach- 
ed to  them  about  those  good  things,  the  more  wicked 
they  felt  towards  him.  At. length  they  grew  so  an- 
gry and  cruel  that  they  killed  him.  Yes,  they  put 
him  to  death,  and  he  died  I  And  that  you  remem- 
ber, was  just  what  he  said  he  would  come  into  this 
world  to  do. 

6.  It  was  not  for  his  own  sins  that  he  died,  for  he 
had  none ;  but  he  died',  although  he  was  perfectly 
holy  and  good,  so  that  God  would  count  his  death 
instead  of  ours.  For  you  know  that  God_  had  *told 
Adam,  that  the  soul  of  every  one  who  sinned,  should 
be  condemned  to  die;  that  is,  to  be  sent  away  from 
God,  into  a  place  of  darkness  and  woe  for  ever  and 
ever. 


OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER.  12D 

7.  And  then,  because  God  loved  the  people  He 
had  made,  He  promised  to  send  the  Saviour,  Jesus 
Christ,  into  the  world,  to  suffer  and  to  die  instead  of 
sinners,  so  that  God  might  forgive  them,  and  save 
their  souls,  and  yet  not  break  his  word. 

8.  This  was  the  reason  that  God  allowed  wicked 
men  to  put  Christ  to  death.  It  was  only  through  his 
sufferings  and  death  that  God  could  pardon  sin- 
ners. 


LESSON    LXXVIII. 


think 

a- round 

pray-er 

ear-nest-ly 

thrown 

foot-stool 

wash-ed 

beau-ti-ful 

share 

king-dom 

for-giv-en 

gath-er-ing 

"of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 

1.  I  think,  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of  old, 

When  Jesus  was  here  among  men, 
How  he  called  little  children  as  lambs  to  his  fold, 
I  should  like  to  have  been  with  him  then. 

2.  I  wish  that  his  hands  had  been  placed  on  my  head, 

That  his  arms  had  been  thrown  around  me, 
That  I  might  have  seen  his  kind  look  when  he  said, 
Let  the  little  ones  come  unto  me. 

3.  Yet  still,  to  his  footstool,  in  prayer,  I  may  go, 

And  aak  for  a  share  in  his  love ; 
And  if  I  thus  earnestly  seek  him  below, 
I  shall  see  him,  and  hear  him  above. 
F 


130  OUft  OWN   SECOND   KEADES. 

4.  In  that  beautiful  place,  he  has  gone  to  prepare, 
For  all  who  are  washed  and  forgiven ; 
And  many  dear  children  are  gathered  therej 
"  For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 


W 


Lesson  lxx'ix, 

gram-mar  neith-er  griev-ed  dif-fer-ence 

mis-takes  be-fore  check-ed  "  pro-novmc-ing 

re-plied  plu-ral  spoil-ed  sin-gu-lar 

no-tice  blun-der  speak-ing  af-ter-wards 

pic-tures  dol-lars  cor-rect-ly  bus-i-ness 

ON    USING    BAD    GEAMMAK. 

Jane.  Now  that  we  are  alone,  brother  John,  let 
me  sa)^  that  you  must  learn  to  speak  more  correctly* 

John.     Have  I  made  any  mistakes  to-day  ? 

Jane,  Yes,  you  have  made  more  than  I  can  count. 
In  the  first  place,  when  Mr.  Day  asked  you  to  sit 
near  the  fire,  you  replied,  "  No,  sir,  I  will  set  here ;" 
you  should  have  said,  "  I  will  sit  here." 

John.  Did  I  say  set  ?  I  knew  it  was  wrong ;  but 
I  hear  so  many  boys  say  set,  when  they  ought  to  say 
sit,  that  I  get  into  the  habit. 

Jane.  Then  I  heard  you  say,  "They  done  it,"  in- 
stead of,  "They  did  it;"  and  you  almost  always  say 
"jest,"  instead  of  "just."  "Wait  jest  a  minute," 
you  eay.    You  ought  to  say  "just,"  ■ 

John.  I  notice'  these  mistakes  when  they  are 
made  by  others,  and  yet  I  make  them  myself. 


OtlK   OWN    SECOND   READER.  131 

Jane.  So  hard  is  it  to  get  rid  of  a  habit  which  we 
take  np  when  we  are  young  1 

.John.     What  else  did  you  hear  me  say  that  was 
wrong,  sister  ? 

Jane.  When  Mr.  Da}'  asked  you  which  you  liked 
the  better  of  two  pictures,  you  said  that  you  did  not 
like  " nary  one;"  you  should  have  said,  "I  do  not 
like  either ;  or  else,  "  I  like  neither."  There  is  no 
such  word  as  "  nary." 

John.  O,  sister !  are  you  sure  I  said  any  tiling  as 
bad  as  that  ? 

Jane.  Yes ;  and  then  you  said  that  you  had  seen 
rt  them  two  "  pictures  beforo  s  you  should  have  said, 
"  those  two." 

John.  To  bo  sure  I  should !  I  wish  you  would 
correct  me  when  }rou  hear  me  use  such  bad  grammar. 

Jane.  I  will  do  it,  John.  I  once  heard  the  reply 
of  a  foolish  boj,  who  was  checked  for  saying  "They 
was,"  when  he  should  have  said  "They  were."  He 
asked,  "What  difference  does  it  make?" 

What  difference? — Much  difference!  There  is  a 
right  way  and  a  wrong  way  of  speaking  and  pro- 
nouncing. It  may  make  a  great  difference  to  yon, 
when  you  grow  up,  whether  you  use  good  grammar 
or  bad. 

There  was  once  a  lawyer,  who,  in  drawing  up  a 
law  paper,  used  the  singular  number  when  he  should 
have  used  the  plural.  Ten  years  afterwards,  the  per- 
son for  whom  he  drew  up  the  paper  lost  ten  thousand 
dollars,  because  of  that  littlo  blunder. 
f2 


132  OUR   OWN   SECOND   READER. 

The  poor  lawyer  was  much  grieved.  "When  a  boy 
he  had  been  used  to  speak  bad  grammar.  No  one 
had  checked  him  in  it ;  and,  as  he  grew  old,  he  could 
not  rid  himself  of  the  habit. 

His  business  was  spoiled  by  this  bad  blunder;  and 
the  man  for  whom  the  paper  was  drawn  up,  and  who 
had  not  known  enough  to  detect  the  bad  grammar, 
lost  his  money. 

LESSON    LXXX. 

a-fraid  bri-ers  health~y  priv-i-lege 

yield  choic-esfe  pre-fer  o-ver-grown 

ne-glects  train-ed  o-pen-ing  cul-ti-vat-ed 

weeds  o-blige  mis-for-tune  re-sem-ble 

A  GARDEN  OVERRUN  WITH  WEEDS. 

Harry.  Father,  I  don't  like  to  go  to  school.  I 
wish  you  would  let  me  stay  at  home  this  morning. 
Charles  French's  father  does  not  oblige  him  to  go  to 
school.  K 

Father.  Give  me  your  hand,  Harry.  Come  with 
me,  I  wish  to  show  you  something  in  the  garden. 
See  how  finely  these  peas  are  growing  !  How  clean 
and  healthy  the  vines  look !  Do  you  think  we  shall 
have  an  abundant  crop? 

Harry.  Oh  yes,  father.  There  is  not  a  weed 
about  their  roots;  and  these  little  poles,  or  bushes, 
stuck  in  the  ground,  hold  them  up,  so  that  they  have 
a  fine  chance  to  grow. 


OUR   OWN    8ECOND   READER.  13 

I  s 

Father,  Now,  go  with  me  across  the  road,  to  loo 
at  Mr.  French's  pea-vines,  through  a  large  openin 
in  his  fence.  Well,  my  son,  what  do  you  think  < 
Mr.  French's  pea-vines. 

Harry.  O  father !  I  never  saw  such  poor-lookin 
peas  in  my  life.  There  are  no  sticks  for  them  to  rn 
upon,  and  the  weeds  are  nearly  as  high  as  the  pe* 
themselves.     There  will  not  be  half  a  crop  on  then 

Father.  Why  are  they  so  much  worse  than  our 
Harry  ? 

Harry.  Because  they  have  been  left  to  grow  i 
they  please.  I  suppose  Mr.  French  just  plante 
them,  and  never  took  any  care  of  them  aflerwan 
He  has  neither  taken  out  the  weeds  nor  trained  thei 
to  grow  right. 

Father.     Yes,  that  is  the  truth,  my  son.     A  garde 
will  soon  be  overrun  with  weeds  and  briers,  if  it 
not  worked  with  the  greatest  care.     Children's  mine 
are  like  garden-beds,  and  they  must  be  more  car' 
fully  cultivated  than  the  choicest  plants. 

If  you,  my  son,  were  never  to  go  to  school,  nor  1 
have  good  seeds  of  knowledge  planted  in  your  mini 
when  you  become  a  man,  it  would  resemble  th 
weedy  bed  in  Mr.  French's  garden,  rather  than  th 
beautiful  one  in  mine.  Would  you  think  me  right  1 
neglect  my  garden  as  Mr.  French  has  neglected  his 

Harry.  Oh,  no,  father.  Your  garden  is  a  fiE 
one,  but  Mr.  French's  is  all  overrun  with  weeds  an 
briers.     It  will  not  yield  half  as  much  as  yours. 

Father.    Do  you  think,  my  son,  it  would  be  rigl 
f.3 


134  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

for  me  to  neglect  my  child  as  Mr.  French  neglects 
his,  and  allow  him  to  rim  wild,  and  his  mind  to  be- 
come overgrown  with  weeds? 

I  send  you  to  school,  in  order  that  the-  garden  of 
your  mind  may  have  good  seed  sown  in  it,  and  that 
these  seeds  may  spring  up  and  grow,  and  yield  a 
good  crop.  Now,  which  would  you  prefer,  to  stay 
at  home  from  school,  and  let  the  garden  of  your  mind 
be  overrun  with  weeds,  or  to  go  to  school,  and  have 
this  garden  cultivated? 

Harry.  I  would  rather  go  to  school.  I  will  never 
again  ask  to  stay  at  home  from  school.  But,  father, 
is  Charles  French's  mind  overrun  with  weeds? 

Father.  I  am  afraid  that  it  is.  If  not,  it  surely 
will  be,  if  his  father  does  not  send  him  to  school. 
For  a  little  boy  not  to  be  sent  to  school,  is  a  great 
misfortune,  aud  I  hope  you  will  think  the  privilege 
of  going  to  school  a  very  great  one  indeed. 


LESSON    LXXXI. 

slug-gard  slum-bor  work-ing  saun-ter-ing 

corn-plain  num-ber  cap-tain  gen-e-ral 

shonl-ders  eat-ing  care  fnl  re-prov-ed 

fold-ing  breed-ing  im-prov-ing  clothes 

THE    SLUGGARD. 

1.  'Tis  the  voice  of  the  sluggard;  I  hear  him  complain, 
"  You  have  waked  me  too  soon,  I  must  slumber  again;' 


•      OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER.  135 

A.a  the  door  on  its  binges,  so  he  on  his  bed, 

Turns  his  sides,  and  his  shoulders,  and  his  heavy  head. 

2.  "  A  little  more  sleep,  and  a  little  more  slumber ;" 

Thus  he  wastes  half  bis  days,  and  his  hours  without  number; 
And  when  he  gets  up,  he  sits  folding  his  hands, 
Or  walks  about  sauntering,  or  trifling  he  stands. 

3.  I  passed  by  his  garden,  and  saw  the  wild  brier, 
The  thorn  and  the  thistle  grow  broader  and  higher; 
The  clothes  that  hang  on  him  are  turning  to  rags, 
And  his  money  still  wastes  till  he  starves  or  he  begs. 

4.  I  made  him  a  visit,  still  hoping  to  find, 

He  had  taken  some  care  for  improving  his  mind; 

He  told  me  his  dreams,  talked  of  eating  and  drinking; 

But  he  scarce  reads  his  Bible,  and  never  loves  thinking. 

5.  Said  I  to  my  heart,  "  Here's  a  lesson  for  me; 
That  man's  but  a  picture  of  what  I  might  be ; 

But  thanks  to  my  friends  for  their  care  in  my  breeding, 
Who  taught  me  betimes  to  love  working  and  reading." 

G.  A  Theban  general  had  so  great  an  aversion  to 
idleness,  that,  finding  one  of  his  captains  asleep  in 
the  day-time,  he  slew  him  ;  for  which  being  reproved 
by  his  officers,  he  replied,  "I  left  him  as  I  found 
him." 

7.  This  was  a  wicked  deed,  to  kill  another;  but 
this  general  was  a  heathen,  and  the  heathen  are  not 
very  careful  of  human  life.  But  when  he  said  of 
the  idle  captain,  "  I  left  him  as  I  found  him,"  ho 


136  Our  own  second  reader. 

meant  to  express  a  great  truth — that  idle  people  are 
of  no  more  use  to  the  world  than  dead  people. 

LESSON    LXXXII. 

Ver-mont        ei-ther        warmth  grat-i-tude 

fe-male  shawl  one  de-vot-ed 

life-less  their  per-ish-ed        wrap-ped 

a   mother's   love. 

1.  What  will  not  a  mother  do  for  her  child?  In 
the  winter  of  £822,  a  man  was  riding  over  one  of  the 
green  hills  of  Vermont,  when  he  saw  what  seemed 
to  be  the  form  of  a  woman  in  the  snow. 

2.  He  drew  near,  and  found  a  female  with  a  small 
child  in  her  arms.  The  child  looked  up  in  his  face 
and  smiled  ;  but  the  woman's  body  was  lifeless.  She 
had  perished  with  the  cold. 

3.  Seeing  that  either  she  or  her  child  must  die 
with  cold,  this  woman  had  taken  off  her  shawl  and 
wrapped  it  around  her  little  one,  and  given  her  last 
warmth  to  save  him. 

4.  There  are  msmy,  many  mothers  who  would  do 
quite  as  much  for  their  children's  sake.  What  love 
and  gratitude  ought  every  child  to  feel  towards  a  pa- 
rent so  devoted !  It  is  a  signal  fact  in  the  lives  of  al- 
most all  the  great  men  of  history,  that  they  loved 
their  mothers. 


OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER.  137 


LESSON    LXXXIII. 

towns 

crumbs 

knit 

un-der-stand 

write 

sen-tence 

sew 

en-deav-ors 

wrong 

in-stinct 

tli  re  ad 

care  ful  \y 

tease 

mean-ing 

gath-er-ing 

at-ten-tive 

sleeve 

nee-dles 

when-ev-er 

hap-pi-er 

THE    GOOD     LITTLE    GIRL. 

1.  The  good  little  girl  always  minds  what  her  fath* 
er  and  mother  say  to  her  ;  and  takes  pains  to  learn 
whatever  they  are  so  kind  as  to  teach  her.  She  is 
never  noisy,  or  rude,  or  troublesome,  so  thoy  like  to 
have  her  with  them,  and  they  like  to  talk  to  her,  and 
instruct  her. 

2.  She  has  learned  to  read  so  well,  and  she  is  so 
good  a  girl,  that  her  father  has  given  her  several 
little  books,  which  she  can  read  by  herself,  whenever 
she  likes  ;  and  she  understands  all  that  is  in  them. 

3.  She  knows  the  meaning  of  a  great  many  differ- 
ent words;  and  the  names  of  a  great  many  countries, 
cities,  and  towns,  and  can  find  them  on  the  map. 

4.  She  can  spell  almost  every  little  sentence  that 
her  father  asks  her  to  spell ;  and  she  can  write  very 
prettily,  even  without  a  copy ;  and  she  can  do  a  great 
many  sums  on  a  slate. 

5.  Whatever  she  does,  she  takes  care  to  do  it  well ; 
and  when  she  is  doing  one  thing,  she  tries  not  to 
think  of  another.  If  she  has  made  a  mistake,  or 
done  any  thing  wrong,  she  is  sorry  for  it ;  and  when 

f5 


138  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

she  is  told  of  a  fault,  she  tries  to  avoid  it  another 
time. 

6.  When  she  wants  to  know  any  thing,  she  asks  her 
father  or  mother  to  tell  her;  and  she  endeavors  to 
understand,  aud  to  remember  what  they  say ;  but  if 
they  do  not  think  proper  to  answer  her  questions, 
she  does  not  tease  them,  but  says,  "  When  I  am  older, 
they  will  perhaps  instruct  me,"  and  she  thinks  about 
something  else.  . 

7.  She  likes  to  sit  by  her  mother,  and  sew  and 
knit.  When  she  sews,  she  does  not  take  long  stitches, 
or  pucker  her  work;  but  sews  it  very  neatly,  just  as 
her  mother  tells  her,  and  she  always  keeps  her  work 
very  clean  ;  for  if  her  hands  are  dirty,  she  washes 
them  before  she  begins  her  work  ;  and  when  she  has 
finished  it,  she  folds  it  up,  and  puts  it  away  very  care- 
fully, in  her  work-bag,  or  in  a  drawer. 

8.  It  is  but  very  seldom,  indeed,  that  she  loses  her 
thread,  or  needles,  or  any  thing  she  has  to  work  with. 
She  keeps  her  needles  and  thread  in  her  little  case ; 
and  she  has  a  pin-cushion,  in  which  she  puts  her  pins. 
She  does  not  stick  her  needles  in  her  sleeve,  or  put 
pins  in  her  mouth ;  for  she  has  been  told  those  are 
silly,  dangerous  tricks ;  and  she  always  pays  atten- 
tion to  all  that  is  said  to  her. 

9.  She  does  not  like  to  waste  any  thing.  She  never 
throws  away  or  burns  crumbs,  or  peelings  of  fruit, 
or  pieces  of  thread,  or  muslin,  or  linen  ;  for  she  has 
seen  the  chickens  and  birds  picking  up  the  crumbs, 
and  the  pigs  feeding  on  peelings  of  fruit;  and  she 


OUE    OWN   SECOND    READER.  139 


has  seen  the  rag-man  going  about  gathering  rags, 
which  he  sells  to  people  to  make  paper. 

1$.  She  likes  to  feed  the  chickens  and  young  tur- 
keys, and  to  give  them  clear  water  to  drink,  and  to 
wash  themselves  in ;  she  will  work  in  her  little  gar- 
den, pull  up  all  the  weeds  and  plant  all  the  seeds, 
that  the  pretty  flowers  may  grow  and  bloom. 

11.  If  all  little  girls  would  be  so  good  and  atten- 
tive, how  they  would  delight  their  paronts  and  their 
kind  friends,  and  they  would  be  much  happier  them- 
selves, than  if  they  were  obstinate,  or  idle,  or  cross, 
and  not  willing  to  learn  any  thing  properly,  or  mind 
what  is  said  to  them. 


LESSON    LXXXIV 


please 

wrong 

per-son 

mis- chief 

doe3 

laugh 

grum-ble 

wor-ship 

pout 

dumb 

rude-ly 

con-fess-es 

hopes 

chirp 

fright- en 

straw-ber-ry 

write 

bet-ter 

per-suade 

play-fel-low3 

THE     GOOD     BOY. 

1.  The  good  boy  loves  his  parents  dearly.  He  al- 
ways listens  to  what  they  say  to  him,  and  tries  to 
please  them.  If  they  desire  him  not  to  do  a  thing, 
ho  does  it  not ;  if  they  desire  him  to  do  auy  thing 
he  does  it. 

2.  When  they  deny  him  what  he  wants,  he  does 

f6 


140  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READEK. 

not  grumble,  or  pout  out  his  lips,  or  look  angry ;  but 
he  thinks  that  his  parents  know  better  what  is  proper 
for  him  than  he  does,  for  they  are  wiser  than  ho  is. 

3.  He  loves  his  teachers,  and  all  who  tell  him  what 
as  good.  He  likes  to  read  and  to  write,  and  to  learn 
something  new  every  day.  He  hopes  that  if  he  lives 
to  be  a  man,  he  shall  know  a  great  many  things  and 
be  very  wise  and  good. 

4.  He  is  kind  to  his  brothers  and  sisters,  and  to  all 
his  little  play-fellows.  He  never  fights  nor  quarrels 
with  them,  nor  calls  them  bad  names.  When  he 
sees  them  do  wrong,  he  is  sorry,  ai>d  tries  to  persuade 
them  to  do  better. 

5.  He  does  not  speak  rudely  to  any  body.  If  he 
sees  any  persons  who  are  lame,  or  crooked,  or  very 
old,  he  does  not  laugh  at  them,  or  mock  them ;  but 
is  glad  when  he  can  do  them  any  service. 

6.  He  is  kind  even  to  the  dumb  creatures,  for  he 
knows  that  though  they  cannot  speak,  they  can  feel 
as  well  as  we.  Even  those  animals  which  he  does 
not  think  pretty,  he  takes  care  not  to  hurt. 

7.  He  likes  very  much  to  see  the  birds  pick  up 
bits  of  hay,  and  moss,  and  wool,  to  build  their  nests 
with ;  and  he  likes  to  see  the  hen  sitting  on  her  nest, 
or  feeding  hor  young  ones ;  and  to  see  the  little 
birds  in  their  nests,  and  to  hear  them  chirp. 

8.  Sometimes  he  looks  about  in  the  bushes,  and  in 
the  trees,  and  amongst  the  strawberry  plants,  to  find 
nests;  but  when  he  has  found  them,  he  only  just 
peeps  at  them;  he  would  rather  not  see  the  little 
birds,  than  frighten  them,  or  do  them  any  harm. 


OUK    OWN    SECOND    READER. 


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9.  He  never  takes  any  thing  that  does  not  belong 
to  him,  without  leave.  When  he  walks  in  the  gar* 
den  he  does  not  pull  the  flowers,  or  gather  fruit,  un- 
less he  is  told  he  may  do  so. 

10.  He  never  tells  a  lie.  If  he  has  done  any  mis- 
chief he  confesses  it,  and  says  he  is  sorry,  and  will 
try  and  do  so  no  more ;  and  nobody  cau  be  angry 
with  him. 

11.  When  he  lies  down  at  night  he  tries  to  remem- 
ber all  that  he  has  been  doing  and  learning  during 
the  da}'.  If  he  has  done  wrong,  he  is  sorry  for  it, 
and  hopes  he  will  do  so  no  more  ;  and  that  God,  who 
is  so  good,  will  love  and  bless  him.  He  loves  to  pray 
to  God,  and  to  hear  and  read  about  him ;  and  go 
with  his  parents  and  friends  to  worship  God. 

12.  Every  one  that  knows  this  good  boy  loves  him, 
and  speaks  well  of  him,  and  he  is  very  happy. 


LESSON    LXXXV 

re-vile  false-ly  in-her-it 

re-joice  re-ward  chil-dren 

heav-en  ser-mon  mer-ci-ful 

bless-ed  king-dora  dis-ci-ples 

o-pen-ed  proph-eta  moun-tain 


ex-ceed-ing 

com-fort-ed 

mul-ti-tudes 

per-se-cut-od 

right-eous-ness 


SEEMON     ON    THE    MOUNT. 

1.  And  seeing  the  multitudes,  hejtvent  .up  into  a 
mountain  ;  and  when  he  was  set,  his  disciples  came 
unto  him, 


142  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

2.  And  lie  opened  Lis  month,  and  taught  them, 
saying : 

S.  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit;  for  theirs  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

4.  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn ;  for  they  shall  be 
comforted. 

5.  Blessed  are  the  meek;  for  they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

6.  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst 
after  righteousness ;  for  they  shall  be  tilled. 

7.  Blessed  are  the  merciful ;  for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy. 

8.  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart ;  for  they  shall 
see  God. 

9.  Blessed  are  the  peace-makers ;  for  they  shall  be 
called  the  children  of  God. 

10.  Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for 
righteousness  sake ;  for  theirs  is  the  Kingdom  of 
heaven. 

11.  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  revile  you, 
and  persecute  you,  and  shall  say  all  manner  of  evil 
against  you,  falsely  for  my  sake. 

12.  Rejoice  and  be  exceeding  glad ;  for  great  is 
your  reward  in  heaven ;  for  so  persecuted  they  the 
prophets  which  were  before  you. 


OUR   OWN   SECOND    HEADER  143 


LESSON     LXXXVI. 

beau-ty       bright-ness  rOar-ing       beau-ti-ful 

moss-y        ex-cel-lent  ter-ri-ble      per-fec-tion 

daz-zling    coun-te-nance     glo-ri-ous     them-selves 

GOD    MORE    EXCELLENT    THAN    HIS    WORKS. 

1.  Come,  I  will  show  you  what  is  beautiful.  It  is 
the  rose  fully  blown.  See  how  she  sits  upon  her 
mossy  stem,  like  the  queen  of  all  the  flowers!  Her 
leaves  glow  like  fire  ;  the  air  is  tilled  with  her  sweet 
odor.     She  is  the  delight  of  every  eye. 

2.  She  is  beautiful,  but  there  is  a  fairer  than  she. 
He  that  made  the  rose  is  more  beautiful  than  the 
rose  ;  lie  is  all  lovely.  He  should  be  the  delight  of 
every  heart. 

3. 1  will  show  you  what  is  strong.  The  lion  is  strong. 
When  he  raises  himself  from  his  lair,  when  he  shakes 
his  mane,  when  the  voice  of  his  roaring  is  heard,  the 
cattle  of  the  field  fly,  and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  for- 
ests hide  themselves,  for  he  is  terrible. 

4.  The  lion  is  strong  but  He  that  made  the  lion  is 
stronger  than  he ;  His  anger  is  terrible:  He  could 
destroy  us  in  a  moment,  and  no  one  could  save  us 
from  His  hand. 

5.  I  will  show  you  what  is  glorious.  The  sun  is 
glorious.  When  he  shines  in  the  clear  sky,  and  is 
seen  all  over  the  earth,  he  is  the  most  glorious  object 
the  eye  can  behold. 

6.  The  sun  is  glorious,  but  He  that  made  the  sun 


144  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

is  more  glorious  than  he.  The  eye  beholds  Him  not, 
for  His  brightness  is  more  dazzling  than  we  could 
bear.  He  sees  in  all  dark  places,  by  night  as  well 
as  by  day ;  and  the  light  of  His  countenance  is  over 
all  his  works. 

7.  Who  is  this  great  Being,  and  what  is  He  called, 
that  my  lips  may  praise  Him. 

8.  This  great  Being  is  God.  He  made  all  things, 
but  He  is  Himself  more  excellent  than  they.  They 
are  beautiful,  but  He  is  beauty ;  They  are  strong, 
but  He  is  strength  ;  they  are  perfect,  but  He  is  per- 
fection. 


LESSON   LXXXVII. 

in-jus-tice  Gen-o-a      Oc-to-ber  A-mer-i-ca 

de-priv-ed  Eu-rope     Is-a-bel-la  A-raer-i-go 

per-se-vere  un-just-ly   de-scrib-ed  dis-cov-er-ed 

Co-lum-bus  im-ag-ine   ex-pec-ta-tion  Chris-to-pher 

CHRISTOPHER     COLUMBUS. 

1.  The  man  who  first  discovered  this  fair  and  beau- 
tiful land,  in  which  we  live,  was  Christopher  Colum- 
bus. He  was  born  in  the  city  of  Genoa,  in  Italy, 
about  the  year  1446. 

2.  Less  than  four  hundred  years  ago,  the  land  of 
America  was  not  known  to  the  white  people  of  this 
world.  There  were  Indians  who  dwelt  in  it,  but  they 
were  few  in  number,  and  lived  in  a  wild  state. 


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3.  Columbus  thought  there  must  be  another  great 
land  far  to  the  west  of  Europe.  Most  people  who 
lived  in  his  clay  did  not  believe  that  this  earth  was 
round  ;  but  he  believed  that  it  was  round. 

4.  He  thought  that  by  sailing  west  he  should  dis- 
cover some  new  land.  But  he  was  a  poor  man,  and 
did  not  himself  have  the  moneylo  tit  out  a  ship,  in 
which  to  sail  and  find  out  if  he  was  right  in  his  be- 
lief, 

5.  lie  then  tried  to  persuade  the  people  in  his  na- 
tive city  to  fit  out  a  ship  for  him  ;  but  they  thought 
his  scheme  was  a  foolish  one,  and  they  said  they 
could  not  waste  their  money  on  it. 

G.  Columbus  went  to  Spain,  and  tried  to  make  the 
king  and  queen  of  that  land  give  him  the  aid  he 
wanted.  But  for  a  long  while  they  put  him  off;  no 
one  would  believe  that  he  was  right  in  his  expecta- 
tion of  finding  a  new  lawd. 

7.  lie  was  a  brave  and  sincere  man,  and  though 
laughed  at  and  badly  treated,  still  lie  persevered. 
At  length  Queen  Isabella  consented  to  fit  out  a  ship 
for  him ;  and  in  the  year  1492,  on  Friday,  the  third 
of  August,  he  set  sail. 

8.  He  had  great  trouble  in  making  his  crew  con- 
sent to  persevere.  They  had  not  been  at  sea  many 
days,  when  they  grew  alarmed,  and  wished  to  put 
back  to  Spain.  But  Columbus  begged  them  to 
keep  on. 

9.  At  length,  when  they  had  been  at  sea  sixty- 
nine  days,  the  land,  afterwards  called  America,  was 


1  10  OI7R   OWN    RECORD   READER. 

I 

discovered.  On  the  twelfth  of  October,  1492,  Co- 
lumbus landed  on  one  of  the  West  India  Islands,  and 
kissed  the  earth. 

10.  You  may  imagine  what  were  the  wonder  and 
joy  of  the  people  of  Europe  when  they  heard  of  this 
discovery.  Nothing  like  it  in  the  world's liistory  had 
been  known. 

11.  But  Columbus  was  unjustly  deprived  of  the 
honor  of  giving  his  name  to  the  land  he  had  found. 
It  was  called  America,  from  a  man  named  Amerigo, 
who  visited  the  country  seven  years  after  Columbus 
had  discovered  it. 

12.  Amerigo  wrote  a  book  about  the  country;  and 
then  some  one  made  a  map,  and  wrote  the  name 
"America,"  on  the  land  described  by  Amerigo. 
And  in  this  way  people  fell  into  the  habit  of  calling 
the  new  land  America,  instead  of  Columbia. 

13.  It  is  now  too  late  to  redress  the  injustice.  But 
the  fame  of  Columbus  is  not  lessened  by  it.  His 
name  will  be  one  of  the  first  with  which  the  children 
of  our  land  will  be  made  familiar.  His  story  will 
be  one  of  the  first  which  they  will  wish  to  read. 


LESSON  LXXXVIII. 

gras-sy         tim-id  marsh-y  In-di-an 

to- wards      seiz-ing  Buf-fa-lo         fol-low-ing 

lead-er         rush-in  g  mead-ows       bel-low-ing 

pro-vides     roam-ing  thous-ands     im-pet-u-ous 


OT7R  OWN  second  beadeb.  147 


THE     BUFFALO. 

1.  Far  towards  the  setting  sun, 

Where  the  Indian  hunters  roam, 
Where  the  timid  wild  deer  run, 

Where  the  heaver  builds  his  home, 
"Where  the  wild  swan  makes  her  nest, 

In  the  marshy  meadows  low, 
Through  the  prairies  of  the  west, 

Ranges  free,  the  Buffalo. 

2.  Listen  to  their  thund'ring  tread, 

As  from  place  to  place  they  rove; 
With  a  leader  at  their  head, 

Many  thousands  in  a  drove. 
Hear  the  roaring  noise  they  keep, 

Ever  bellowing  as  they  go; 
Boys  and  girls,  you  could  not  sleep, 

Near  a  herd  of  Buffalo. 

3.  There  the  wolves,  a  hungry  pack, 

Close  upon  their  heels  you  find, 
Following  hard  upon  their  track, 

Seizing  all  that  lag  behind. 
Far  across  the  plains  they  lead, 

O'er  the  rushing  streams  they  go ; 
Think  not  you  could  stop  the  speed 

Of  the  impetuous  Buffalo. 

4.  Ask  yon  leader  of  the  herd, 

With  his  big  and  heavy  head, 
If  he'll  stop  to  hear  a  word, 
How  such  numbers  can  be  fed  ? 


148  OUR  OWN  SECOND-  READER. 

He  who  gives  us  every  good — 
He  who  makes  our  limbs  to  grow- 

He  provides  the  grassy  food, 
For  the  hump-bataked  Buffalo. 


LESSON    LXXXIX. 

de-siro  o-blige  self-ish-ness  re-mem-ber 

doc-tor  our-selves  un-pop-u-lar  as  so-ci-ates 

re-plied  evidence  dis-po-si-tion  ne-ces-sa-ry 

daugh-ter  for-giv-ing  com-pan-ions  tm-a-mi-a-ble 

HOW     TO     BE     LOVED. 

1.  When  the  good  Doctor  Doddridge  asked  his 
daughter,  then  about  six  years  old,  what  made  every- 
body love  her,  she  replied,-" I  do  not  know,  indeed, 
father,  unless  it  is  because  I  love  everybody."  That 
was,  in  truth,  the  secret;  and  I  hope  my  young 
friends  will  remember  it. 

2.  They  must  try  to  love  and  do  good  to  one  anoth- 
er. They  must  be  kind,  forgiving,  and  free  from 
envy  ;  ready  to  oblige,  generous,  and  polite.  Be 
sure  that  the  best  way  of  making  ourselves  happy  is 
to  try  to  make  others  happy.  The  best  way  to  gain 
love  is  to  give  love. 

3.  I  have  sometimes  heard  a  girl  say,  "  I  know  that 
I  am  very  unpopular  at  school."  Now  this  is  a  plain 
confession,  that  she  is  very  disobliging  and  unamia- 
ble  in  her  disposition. 


OtJK   OWN   SECOND   READEE.  i  iO 

4.  If  your  companions  do  not  love  you,  it  is  your 
own  fault.  They  cannot  help  loving  yon,  if  you  will- 
be  kind  and  friendly.  If  you  are  not  loved,  it  is  a 
good  evidence  that  you  do  not  deserve  to  be  loved. 
It  is  true,  that  a  sense  of  duty  may,  at  times,  render 
it  necessary  for  yon  to  do  that  which  will  be  displeas- 
ing to  your  companions. 

5.  But  if  it  is  seen  that  you  have  a  noble  spirit ; 
that  you  are  above  selfishness ;  that  you  are  willing 
to  make  sacrifices  ot  your  own  personal  conveni- 
ence, to  promote  the  happiness  of  your  associates : 
von  will  never  be  in  want  of  friends. 

LESSON    XC.  f 

laugh-ed  e-nongh        smil-ed         long-ing 

el-e-phant        clap-ped       grat-i-fy       monk-eys 
fright-en-ed     a-iiius-ed      list-en-ed      yes-ter-day 

THE     SHOW     OF     WILD     BEASTS. 

1.  There  was  a  show  of  elephants  and  wild  beasts 
in  our  town  the  last  Fourth  of  July.  A  big  tent  was 
set  up,  and  a  band  of  music  played  tunes  all  day. 

2.  Do  you  know  Grace  Brown?  She  lives  the 
next  door  to  my  mother's.  She  is  a  girl  whom  you 
would  love.     I  will  tell  you  a  story  about  her. 

3.  Her  father  took  her  to  see  the  animals  in  the 
tent.  Grace  was  much  pleased,  She  looked  with 
wonder  on  the  big  elephant,  and  fed  him  with  ap- 
ples, which  he  seemed  to  like. 


150  OL'U   OWN    SECOND   READER. 


4.  He  put  out  his  big  trunk  and  took  them  from 
her  hand.  She  patted  him  on  the  trunk,  and  all  at 
once  he  took  hold  of  her  with  his  trunk  and  lifted 
her  upon  his  back. 

5.  She  was  a  little  frightened,  but  the  keeper  told 
her  not  to  be  afraid.  He  said  the  elephant  liked  her, 
and  that  was  the  reason  he  put  her  on  his  back. 

6.  He  said  there  was  once  an  elephant  who  be- 
came so  fond  of  a  little  baby,  that  he  used  to  rock 
its  cradle,  and  would  not  take  his  meals  till  the  baby 
was  brought  to  him* 

7.  The  keeper  told  the  elephant  to  put  Grace  down 
on  the  ground,  which  he  did  so  gently,  that  Grace 
laughed  and  clapped  her  hands. 

8.  She  then  looked  at  the  lion,  the  tiger,  and  the 
monkeys.  She  was  much  amused.  At  length  her 
father  said  it  was  time  to  go,  and  they  went. 

9.  Outside  of  the  tent  they  found  a  number  of 
poor  boys  and  girls,  who  listened  to  the  music,  and 
wished  they  only  had  money  enough  to  see  the  show. 

10.  Grace  stopped  and  began  to  count.  "What 
are  you  doing  Grace  3"  asked  her  father.  "  Thirty- 
nine,  forty,"  said  Grace.  "  What  do  you  mean  by 
that?" 

11.  "I  mean,  dear  father,"  said  Grace,  "  that  there 
are  forty  poor  children,  longing  to  see  what  I  have 
been  seeing.  I  wish  I  had  money  enough  to  gratify 
them." 

12.  Her  father  smiled,  took  out  his  pocket-book, 
and  handed  three  dollars  to  Grace,  and  said,  "That 


Oti'R   OWN    SECOND   KEADEft.  151 

money  is  yours  to  do  what  you  please  with.  It  will 
buy  you  that  beautiful  picture  which  you  saw  yester- 
day, and  wished  you  might  have,  to  hang  in  your 
little  room." 


LESSON   XCI. 

ju-ly  af-ford  mar-gin  an-i-mals 

pic-ture       de-light  writ-ten  ad-mis-sion 

bar-gain      en-trance       at-ten-tion      hand-ker-chiefa 

the   snow   of   wild   beasts — {Continued.) 

1.  "Do  you  think,"  asked  Grace,  "that  the  man 
who  shows  the  animals  would  let  in  all  these  poor 
children  for  three  dollars?"  "Perhaps  he  would," 
said  her  father. 

2*  "I  wish,"  said  Grace,  "you  would  go  and  ask 
him."  "  O,  no  !  you  must  make  your  own  bargain," 
said  her  father ;  "  }tou  can  speak  plainly,  then  why 
should  you  not  tell  the  man  what  you  want?" 

3.  "I  will  do  it,"  said  Grace;  "I  would  rather 
give  these  children  a  happy  Fourth  of  July  than 
have  the  beautiful  picture."  "  Then  let  me  see  that 
you  mean  what  you  say,"  said  her  father. 

4.  Grace  let  go  her  hold  of  her  father's  hand,  and 
went  to  the  man  who  kept  the  entrance  of  the  tent, 
and  asked  him  if,  for  three  dollars,  he  would  admit 
all  the  poor  children  who  were  near. 

5.  The  man  replied  that  ho  could  aliord  to  do  it. 


OtR   OWN    SBCOUi)   REAbEK. 

Grace  eagerly  said,  "  Then  do  it.5'  She  gave  him  the 
three  dollars.  lie  smiled,  and  said,  "  Come  with  me, 
little  girl." 

6.  He  led  her  by  the  hand  to  where  the  poor 
children  stood ;  and  he  spoke  to  them  thus :  "  Girls 
and  boys,  attention !  This  little  girl  has  paid  three 
dollars  for  the  admission  of  all  of  you  into  the  tent. 
What  h$ve  you  to  say  to  her?" 

7.  "  We  thank  her !  we  thank  her !"  cried  forty 
glad  voices. — "What  is  your  name?"  asked  a. little 
boy. — "  My  name  is  Grace  Brown,"  replied  Grace. — 
"Three  cheers  for  Grace  Brown!"  cried  the  little 
boy. 

8.  Three  loud  and  hearty  cheers  were  given. 
"Now three  more  cheers  for  Grace  Brown's  father!" 
said  the  little  boy.  Again  the  children  cheered. 
"Now  three  more  for  Grace  Brown's  mother!"  said 
the  little  boy ;  and  once  more  their  young  voices 
sent  forth  a  grateful  sound. 

9.  Then  the  man  said:  "Now,  children,  form  in  a 
line — the  girls  first."  The  children  formed  in  a  line, 
and  marched  into  the  tent,  the  little  girls  waving 
their  handkerchiefs  at  Grace,  and  the  boys  their  hats, 
as  they,  passed. 

.10.  Grace  had  never  been  quite  so  happy.     "I 
lave  given  pleasure  to  forty  children  all  at  once!" 
e  said  to  herself.    She  ran  to  her  father.    Tears  of 
elight  were  in  his  eyes. 

11.  He  kissed  her.  They  walked  home  together. 
I  heard  Mr.  Brown  tell  his  wife  all  that  had  hap- 


©CR    OWN    SECOND    READEB.  153 


ponocl.  Tho  next  day  I  went  into  Grace's  room,  and 
there,  on  the  wall,  hung  the  beautiful  picture  she  had 
wished  to  have. 

12.  It  had  a  handsome  frame,  and  on  the  margin 
were  written  those  words:  "Those  who  try  to  make 
others  happy,  shall  be  made  happy  themselves." 


LESSON   XCII. 

flapped      hnm-nking  be-lieve       speck-led 

be-cause      an-swer-ed  Gen-e-va      them-selves 

wheth-er     watch-mak-er     hund-red      Switz-er-land 

THERE     IS     A     GOD. 

1.  I  believe  there  is  a  God,  but  I  do  not  believe  so 
because  I  ever  saw  Him.  «Xo  man  hath  seen  God 
at  any  tune."  God  says,  "No  man  shall  see  me 
alive."  But  we  may  all  believe  in  some  things  which 
we  never  saw.  We  never  saw  tho  wind,  and  yet 
we  know  it  blows. 

2.  Like  the  wind,  God  may  exist,  though  not  seen 
by  us.     We  all  believe  that  many  men  are  now  alive 
whom  we  never  saw,  but  whose  works  we  have  seen 
or  of  whose  fame  we  have  heard. 

3.  Therefore,  it  is  as  foolish  as  it  is  wicked  to  doubt 
whether   there   is   a   God,  simplv  because  wo  never 
saw  Him.     But  I  will  tell  you  why  I  believe  there  is' 
a  God. 

|    4.  Not   long  ago,  I  went  with  four  little  children 
into  n  watch-maker's  shop,  and  there  a  man  brought 


154  OUR   OWN    SECOND   READER. 

out  a  little  box,  and  put  a  key  into  a  small  hole  in 
the  side  of  it,  and  wound  it  np.  lie  then  set  down 
the  box,  and  touched  a  spring,  and  the  box  flew  open, 
and  a  little  bird,  not  as  large  as  a  humming  bird,  hop- 
ped out,  and  flapped  its  wings,  and  sang,  or  seemed 
to  sing,  a  pretty  tune. 

5.  "When  the  little  bird  had  sung  its  tune,  it  hop- 
ped down  into  the  box  and  we  saw  it  no  more.  Jt 
'was  made  of  brass,  and.  silver,  and  gold.  It  was 
small,  and  very  beautiful. 

6.  The  little  boys  and  girls  that  were  with  me  were 
much  pleased.  Charles  said,  "how  pretty  it  is." 
James  says,  "how  it  sings."  Mary  said,  "1  wish  I 
had  it.  I  would  give  a  dollar  for  it.'7  She  was  told 
the  price  of  it  was  six  hundred  dollars.  Jane  asked, 
"who  made  it?"  Mr.  Smith,  the  watchmaker,  told 
her  it  was  made  by  a  man  in  Geneva,  in  Switzerland. 

7.  We  all  left  the  store  in  good  spirits,  and  went 
out  to  a  grove.  Here  were  many  living  birds.  Some 
were  black,  some  were  blue,  some  were  red,  some 
were  yellow,  some  were  green,  and  many  were 
speckled.  One  was  black  all  over  except  the  wings, 
which  were  of  the  color  of  gold. 

8.  Every  one  of  them  could  hop  from  branch  to 
branch,  and  from  tree  to  tree.  They  could  build 
nests,  and  find  food  for  themselves  and  for  their 
young  ones.  They  could  all  make  some  noise.  The 
notes  of  most  of  them  were  very  sweet. 

0.  One  of  them  could  mock  all  the  rest.  He  had 
the  notes  of  the   quail,   the  jay,   the  blue-bird,  the 


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robin,  the  cat-bird,  and  a  dozen  others.     lie  is  called 
the  mocking-bird, 

10.  The  sun  shone  clearly,  and  a  little  rain  the 
night  before  had  made  the  air  cool  and  pleasant.  So 
we  all  walked  through  the  grove,  and  found  some 
prett}T  flowers.  We  then  came  to  a  cool  spring,  and 
took  a  drink  of  water.  Near  that  spring  was  a  rock, 
and  on  it  we  sat  down  to  rest. 

11.  ":Srow  is  not  this  fine?"  said  I.  "  Yes.  y  es, 
yes,  yes,"  was  heard  from  all.  Just  then  two  or 
three  birds  near  us  sang  sweetly,  as  if  to  please  us. 

I  thought  it  was  a  good  time  to  talk.  So  I  said, 
"If  a  man  in  Geneva  made  the  bird  in  the  box,  how 
came  all  the  living  birds  here?  Did  they  make 
themselves?"  Charles  said,  "how  could  they  make 
themselves?-  I  saw  in  a  book  the  other  day,  that 
'nothing  can  make  nothing.'" 

13.  "  Well"  said  I,  "did  the  man  in  Geneva  make 
them?"  Jane  answered,  "No]  he  never  saw  them. 
lie  could  not  make  such  birds  as  these.  The  bird  in 
the  box  is  the  best  he  could  make,  and  it  cannot  lav 
egg*,  and  hatch  young  ones,  and  fly  about,  and  build 
nests,  and  eat  cherries." 

14.  I  then  said,  "Did  they  just  grow  without  anv 
one  making  them?"  Charles  replied  "how  could 
they?"  Mary  said,  "I  can  tell  you  how  they  came 
here.  God  made  them,  no  man  could  make  them. 
None  could  make  them,  but  God  himself.  1  know 
there  is  a  God,  because  there  are  so  many  pretty 
birds." 

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156  «UR    OWN    SECOND    READER. 


15.  1    added,   "Yon   are   all    right,   my  children. 

There  is  a  God.  If  these  little  birds  were  put  under 
the  water,  they  would  die,  yet  there  are  thousands  of 
living  things  in  the  water,  that  would  die  if  they 
were  brought  out  of  it.  God  has  fitted  the  birds  to 
the  air,  and  the  fishes  to  the  sea.  lie  has  -made 
every  thing  good,  anJ  we  ought  to  believe  that  lie  is. 
His  works  are  all  around  us.  They  are  many  and 
great,  and  wise.  Let  us  never  doubt  that  there  is  a 
God." 

16.  If  there  is  a  God,  we  ought  to  believe  in  Kim, 
and  think  of  Him.  We  ought  to  love  Him,  and  fear 
Him,  and  obey  Him,  and  not  sin  against  Him.  We 
ought  also  to  trust  in  Him.  Little  birds  do  His  will, 
and  praise  Him  in  their  way.  We  ought  to  praise 
Him  in  our  pretty  hymns,  and  in  our  hearts.  We 
ought  to  pray  to  Him  at  all  times,  and  live  in  tho 
way  He  has  told  us  in  the  blessed  Bible. 


LESSON    XCIII. 

earth         wish  pray-er  o-be-di-ent 

friend       thought        scem-eth  im-per-fect 

please       de-pend       what-ev-er       con-de-scend 

T  II  E     CHILD'S     P  R  AVER. 

1.  Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend, 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  friend  ? 
I,  a  poor  child,  and  thou  so  high, 
The  Lord  of  earth,  and  air,  and  sky ! 


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2.  Art  thou  my  Father?     Canst  fchpu  bear 
To  hoar  my  poor*"  imperfect  prayer  ? 

Or  stoop  to  listen  to  the  praise, 
That  such  a  little  child  can  raise  ? 

3.  Art  thou  my  Father  ?     Let  me  be 
A  meek,  obedient,  child  to  thee, 

And  try,  in  word,  and  deed,  and  thought, 
To  serve  and  please  thee  as  I  ought, 

4.  Art  thou  my  Father?    I'll  depend 
Upon  Jhe  care' of  such  a  friend; 
And  only  wish  to  do  and  be, 

Whatever  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

• 

5.  Art  thou  my  Father?  Then  at  last, 
When  all  my  days  on  earth  are  past, 
Send  down,  and  take  me  in  thy  love 
To  be  thy  better  child  above. 


LESSON    XCIV 


cor-rect 


Iion-or        o-bcy  for-eake 

fa-ther        may-est        wis-dora         rc-proof 

mo-thcr      heark-en       bring-cth        in-struc-tion 

DUTY     TO     PA  E  B X  T  S  . 

1.  Honor  thy  father  and  thy  m  ;  that  thy  days 
may  bo  long  noon  the  land  which 

giveth  ill-.',     i; .-,  20:12. 

2.  Children,  obey  your  parents  in   the  Lon.l;  for 
this  is  right.     Honor  thy  father  and  mother;  that  it 

a3 


158  OUR    OWN    SECOND    READER. 

may  be  well  with  thee,  and  thou  may  est  livelong  on 
the  earth.     Eph,  6:  i-3. 

3.  Hearken  unto  tin  father  that  begat  thee,  and 
despise  not  thy  mother  when  she  is  old.    Prov .  23  :  22. 

4.  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  th}7  father,  and 
forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother.     Prov.  1 :  8. 

5.  Children,  obey  your  parents  in  all  tilings;  for 
this  is  well-pleasing  unto  the  Lord.     Col.  3:20. 

6.  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom;  but  a  child 
left  to  himself,  bringeth  his  mother  to  shame.  Prov. 
29:15. 

7.  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give  thee  rest; 
yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto  thy  soul.    Prov.  29  :  17. 

8.  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should  go;  and 
when  hejs  old  he  will  not  depart  from  it.    Prov.  22  :  6. 


LESSON    XCV. 

peo-ple       re-fuse  men-lion-ed       sin-ners 

ac-tions      naught-y         re-mem-ber        feel-ings 
wick-ed      some-thing      dis-o-bey-ing      min-utes 

about    si  IT. 

1.  Do  you  know  what  sin  is  ?  I  will  tell  yon.  Sin  is 
disobeying  God.  There  are  two  ways  in  which  people 
sin.  One  is  by  doing  what  is  wrong,  and  the  other 
is  by  not  doing  what  is  right.     Both  of  these  are  sin. 

2.  To  obey,  is  to  do  as  we  are  told.  _  God  has  told 
us  in  the  Bible  what  we  ought  to  do,  and  if  we  do 
not  try  to  obey  him,  wo  cannot  ploase  him. 


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3.  You  know  there  are  a  great  many  people  in  tho 
world  who  do  verv  wicked  things.  You  have  heard 
of  people  who  kill,  and  steal,  and  swear,  and  cheat. 
All  these  wicked  actions  are  sin.  God  sees  them  all, 
and  he  knows  when  these  people  sin  ;  and  he  will 
punish  them  for  it,  for  he  has  said  ho  would. 

2.  But  is  nothing  sin  except  such  very  wicked  acts 
as  I  have  mentioned  ?  O  yes.  There  are  a  great 
many  kinds  of  sin.  You  *know  I  told  you  that  sin 
meant  doing  wrong.  Now  stop  and  think  a  moment, 
and  von  can  tell  some  things  which  are  wrong  be- 
bides  those  I  have  mentioned. 

5.  Is  it  wrong  to  tell  lies,  to  quarrel,  to  get  angry, 
to  be  cross  and  unkind  to  your  brothers  and  sisters? 
O  yes;  these  are  wrong,  all  theseare  sin. 

6;  Then  do  not  children  sin  as  well  as  men?  Yes; 
children  sin,  even  little  children  sin,- and  all  children 
sin.  There  is  not  a  day  or  hour  in  which  you  do  not 
do  something  that  is  wrong,  or  refuse  to  do  what  you 
know  to  be  right.  Are  you  not  sorry  to  think  of 
this?     O  it  is  very  sad,  but  it  is  true. 

7.  People  who  sin,  are  sinners.  Their  children 
are  sinners.  All  children  who  will  sit  down  for  a 
few  minutes  and  think  about  it,  will  feel  that  thov 
are  sinners;  they  will  remember  naughty  things 
which  they  have  done,  and  cross  feelings  which  thev 
have  had  in  their  hearts.  And  you  know  that  God 
can  see  what  we  think  and  feel,  just  as  well  as  what 
we  say  or  do.  And  lie  knows  when  we  feel  wrong; 
and  this  is  sin. 


160  OUK  OWN  second  eeadeb. 


LESSON    XCVI. 

brok-en      re-pent         re-pent-ed        con-stant-ly 
trou-ble      nat-u-ral       re-pent-ance     nn-dei  -stand 
re-quires    for-giv-en     dis-pleas-ing     con-se-quen-ces* 

REPENTANCE. 

1.  Your  heart,  is  a  bad  heart ;  and  of  yourself  you 
can  never  make  it  a  good  one.     If  you  were  to  try,  • 
ever  so  hard,  even  for  oncday,  to  think  and  feel  and  . 
act  just  right,  you  would  find  that  you  could  not  do     " 
it  without  help  from  above.     And  yet,  my  child,  all 
your  sins  are  displeasing  to  GodL 

2.  His  holy  law,  as  it  is  written   in   the  Bible,  re- 
quires every  thing  that  is  good  and  true  and  pure,  in  v 
all  our  actions  and  wishes  and   thoughts.     Oh  h<nv_^ 
different  our  hearts  are,  from  what  God  commands 

us  to  be  !  What  shall  we  do  with  these  vile  hearts  ; 
how  shall  we  get  them  changed?  How  shall  we  be 
forgiven  ? 

3.  God  has  told  us  we  must  repent.  To  repent,  means 
to  be  heartily  sorry  for  the  sin  of  what  we  have  done 
or  felt,  that  is  wrong.  We  are  often  sorry  for  the 
consequences  of  doing  wrong,  because  we  get  in  trou- 
ble by  it,  or  are  punished,  or  in  some  other  way  per- 
haps, have  to  suffer  for  it. 

4.  But  being  sorry  for  the  trouble  we  get  into  by 
doing  wrong,  is  a  very  different  thing  from  being 
sorry  for  the  sinful  nature  of  a  wrong  act  or  feeling — 
sorry  because  we  have  offended  God  by  it,  and 
broken  his  kind  and  good  laws— Borry  because  we 


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OUS   OWN    SECOND   READSB.  1G1 

have  felt  and  done  the  very  tilings  which  caused  the 
blessed  Jesna  to  suffer  and  die  for 

5.  This  kind  of  sorrow,  my  dear  child,  it  is  not  nat- 
ural for  us  to  feel.     We  do  not  feel  it  without  the  aid 
of  God's  Holy  Spirit.     And  we  must  pray  to  God  to 
give  us  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  we  may  truly  repent  of 
our  sins  against  Ilim. 

G.  One  way  by  which  we  may  know  when  we 
have  this  right  kind  of  sorrow  for  any  sin,  is,  that  wo 
shall  try  not  to  do  the  wrong  thing  again  ;  we  shall 
watch  and  pray  to  be  kept  from  it.  If  we  still  love 
to  do  it,  then  we  have  not  truly  repented  of  it,  and 
are  not  forgiven. 

7.  Will  you  not  ask  God  to  teach  von  these  things 
by  IBs  Spirit?  Ask  Ilim  to  show  you  the  secret  evil 
of  your  hear! — to  make  you  understand  your  own 
motives,  that  when  you  see  the  sin  that  is  mixed  with 
all  you  do,  you  maybe  led  to  look  to  the  Saviour 
constantly  for  pardon  and  for  he] p  to  do  right  in  his 
sight  as  well  as  in  the  sight  of  parents  and  friends. 


LESSON    XCVII. 

•» 

tpre-cions  sin-cere-ly  de-serve  wor-thi-ness 
suf-fer-ed  pro-vid-ed  ho-U-ness  for-give-ness 
weakness    sin-j'ul-ircss    o-ver-come    right-eous-ness 

F  A  I  T  II  . 

1.  Do  yon  feel   that  you  need   help   to  db ' right  1 
Yes,  you  do  need  it.     The  Holy  Bible  tells  us  that 


162  OUR    OWN    SECOND   READER. 

we  never,  of  ourselves,  turn  from  our  sins  and  hate 
them;  but  it  tells  us  that  our  Father  in  heaven  is 
willing  to  give  His  Holy  Spirit  to  us,  to  incline  our 
hearts  to  do  so,  and  to  help  us  in  every  attempt  that 
we  make  to  look  to  the  Saviour  for  grace  and  strength 
k>  love  and  serve  Him. 

2.  Now  when  you  think  of  thrs,  and  feel  your  need 
of  God's  help  because  of  your  own  weakness  and 
sinfulness,  you  must  believe  that  all  the  precious 
promises  which  He  has  given  us  in  His  holy  word  are 
true — and  that  He  will  fulfill  them  all  to  you,  if  you 
believe  Him  and  trust  in  Him  with  all  your  heart. 

3.  This  He  will  do,  not  because  you  are  worthy,  or 
ever  can  be  worthy  of  His  mercy  and  forgiveness, 
but  because  Jesus  Christ  died  that  sinners,  and  you 
among  them,  might  be  pardoned  on  account  of  all 
that  he  suffered  and  did  for  our  sakes. 

4.  The  Saviour  suffered  and  obeyed  in  heart  and 
life  all  the  holy  law  of  God  for  us;  and  now,  be- 
cause of  what  he  has  done  and  suffered,  he  can  claim 
pardon  for  all  those  who  believe  in  him,  and  trust  in 
his  beinc:  both  able  and  willing  to  save  their  souls. 

5.  To  those  who  thus  receive  him,  and.  trust  to  his 
righteousness  alone,  as  the  only  reason  why  God 
should  pardon  them,  and  who  give  themselves  away, 
humbly,  sincerely,  and  wholly,  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  to  be  his  forever,  to  them  he  gives  grace  to 
believe  on  his  name  to  salvation.  O  how  simple, 
how  glorious,  how  free,  is  this  offer  of  eternal  life  to 
poor  sinners ! 


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G.  Without  any  merit  in  us,  who  deserve  -God's 
anger  on  account  of  our  sins,  yot  has  God  provided 
for  us,  in  our  guilt  and  helplessness,  a  Saviour.  And 
this  blessed  Jesus  has  laid  down  his  life  that  we  might 
be  forgiven,  and  now  offers  us  pardon  and  holiness 
and  heaven  as^i  free  gift;  and  requires  us  to  believe 
this  with  all  our  hearts,  and  lovingly  to  trust  him  to 
do  all  for  us  that  lie  has  promised. 

7.  Shall  we  not  believe  and  trust  him,  my  dear 
child  ?  Shall  we  not  love  and  obey  him  fur  his  ten- 
der love  to  us?  Shall  we  refuse  to  believe  what  he 
has  said  and  promised  ?  Oh,  how  wicked  it  would  be, 
thus  to  rebel  against  him.  Surely  this  would  be  the 
greatest  and  the  worst  sin  of  all !  To  disbelieve  what 
God  has  said,  as  if  we  thought  that  God  could  put  a 
falsehood  in  the  Holy  Bible  !     Oh  no" ;  He  could  not. 

8.  All  that  he  has  said,  he  will  do.  He  will  love 
us  and  pardon  us,  and  wTash  away,  our  sins,  and  give 
ns,  day  by  day,  through  prayer,  strength  to  overcome 
them,  and  to  do  right  and  to  please  him — he  will  be 
our  God,  and  Jesus  will  be  our  Saviour,  and  the  Holy 
Spirit  will  bo  our  comforter  and  sanctifier,  and  at 
last  heaven  will  be  our  home:  all,  all  the  free  gift  of 
God,  for  the  sake  ol  the  worthiness  of  Jesus  Christ. 


LESSON    XCVIII. 

wound-ed    e-ter-nal     pre-par-ed       ev-er-last-ing 
for-giv-en    rc-ccives    be-liev-eth       un-speak-a-ble 
be-got-ten   trou-bled    who-so-ov-er    com-maud-ments 


164:  OUR  'OWN  second  reader, 

fait  ii — {Continued.) 

1.  Hear  child,  will  yon  believe  God?  Will  you 
give  yourself  away  to  Him,  to  serve  Him  as  long  as 
you  live?  Will  yon  love  and  pray  t6  Him?  Then 
He  receives  you  ;  your  sins  are  all  forgiven,  you  are 
His  dear  child,  and  He  will  guide  7014  by  His  Spirit. 

2.  And  when  you  have  done  all  His  holy  will,  and 
glorified  Him  here  on  earth,  He  will  take  you  to  that- 
bright  and  blessed  home  which  lie  has  prepared  for 
you  in  glory,  and  there  you  shall  be  forever  with  the 
Lord. 

"Thanks  be  to  God  for  His  unspeakable  gift." 

3.  For  God  so  loved  the  world  that  He  gave  His 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him, 
should  uot  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  John 
3:16. 

4.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way;  and  the 
truth,  and  the  life,  no  man  cometh  unto  the  Father, 
but  by  me.     John  11 :  6. 

•    5.  Him  that  cometh  to  me,  I  will  in  no  wise  cast 
out.     John  6  :  37. 

6.  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt 
be  saved.     Acts  16:31. 

.  7.  He  that  liclieveth  not  God,  hath  made  Him  a 
liar,  because  he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God 
hath  given  of  his  Son.  And  this  is  the  record,  that 
God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life;  and  this  life  is  in 
His  Son.     1st  John  5:10,  11. 

8.  If  ye  love  me  keep  my  commandments.  John 
14:  15." 


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9.  I  love  thera  that  love  me;  and  those  that  seek 
me  early,  shall  find  me.     Prow  8  :  17. 

10.  How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 

In  a  believer's  ear, 
It  sooths  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

11.  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast, 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 


LESSON    XCIX. 

he-neath  t.hous-and  jeal-ous  neigh-bor 
like-ness  in-i-qni-ty  wit-ness  hal-low-ed 
Sab-bath     a-dul-te-ry      scv-enth     gen-c-ra-tion 

T  II  E     T  EN     CO  M  M  A  X  DM  E  N  T  S  .* 

JEirst  Command. — Thou  shalt  have  no  other  Gods 
before  me. 

Second. — Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  grav- 
en image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heav- 
en above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is 
in  the  water  Under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow 
down  thyself  to  them,  nor  serve  them;  for  I  the 
Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity 

*  X.  B.  This  lessen  and  the  ono  following  it  should  bo  cora- 
laitted  to  memory  by  tbo  pupil. 


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of  the  fathers  upon  the  children,  unto  the  third  and 
fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me,  and  show- 
ing mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me,  and 
keep  my  commandments. 

Third. — Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  in  vain. 

■  Tourth. — Remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it 
holy.  Six  days  shalt.  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work ; 
but  the  seventh  day-  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thv 
God  ;  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any/ftjork^jjiou,  nor 
thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  mai/se<vant,  nor  thy 
maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates:  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  -  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day:  wherefore  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Sabbath  day  and  hallowed  it. 

Fifth. — Honor  thy  father*  and  thy  mother;  that 
thy  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

Sixth.-^-Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Seventh. — Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery; 

Eighth. — Thou  shalt  not  steal.    . 

Ninth. — Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against 
thy  neighbor.* 

Teittli. — Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  honser 
thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbor's. 


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LESSON    C. 

ALPHABETICAL     SELECTIONS. 

A.  A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath,  but  grievous 

words  stir  up  auger. 

B.  Be  uot  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be '' angry,  for  anger 

resteth  in  the  bosom  of  fools. 
<  .   Choosing  rather  to   suffer  afiifction  with  the  peo- 
ple of  God,  than   to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin 
for  a  season. 

D.  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good;  seek  peace,  and 

pursue  it. 

E.  Except  a  man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the 

kingdom  of  God. 
1".  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see  good  days,  let 

him  refrain   his  tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips 

that  they  speak  no  guile. 
G.  G've  me  neither   poverty  nor  riches;  feed  mo 

with  food  convenient  for  me. 
jX   He  that  hath   pity  upon  the   poor,  lendeth  unto     - 

■the  Lord  ;  and  that  which  he  hath  given  will  he 

pay  htm  again. 
I.  If  thine   enemy  hunger,   feed   him  ;  if  he   thirst, 

give  him  drink;  for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap. 

coals  of  fire  on  his 'head. 
J.  Jesus  said,  I  am  the  way,  and  the  truth,  and  the 

life;  no  man  comet}}  unto  the  Father  but  by  me. 
Jv.  Keep   thyjieart  with  all  diligence,  for  out  of  it 

are  the  issues  of  life. 
>ve  your  enemies,  bless  them  that  curse  vou,  do 


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jrnod  to  them  that  hate  von,  and  pray  for  them 
that  despjteful.lv  use  you,  and  persecute  you. 

M.  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous,  but  the 
Lord  .deliveretli  him  out  of  them  all. 

N.  Now  is  the  accepted  time;  now  is  the  day  of  sal- 
vation. 

Q.  Open  thou   mine  eyes,  that  I  may  behold  won- 
drous things  out  of  thy  law. 

:F.  Pride  goeth  before  destruction,  and  a  haughty 
spirit  before  a  fall. 

Q*  Quietly  wait  for  the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

E.  "Remove  from  me  tlie  way  of  lying-;  and  grant 
me  thy  law  graciously. 

S.  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  ap- 
ply our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

T.  Thou   shalt  rise   up  before  the   hoary  head,  and 
honor  the  face  of  the  old  man,  and  fear  thy  God. 

XT.  Understandest  thou  what  thou  read  est  ? 

V.  Vengeance  is  mine  :  I  will  repay  saith  the  Lord. 

W.  When  thy  father  and  thy  mother  forsake  thee, 
then  the  Lord  will  take  thee  up. 

X.  Examine  me,  O  Lord, 'and  prove  me. 

Y.  Yield  yonrseU'es  unto  God. 

Z.  Zion  shall  be'edeemed  with  judgment,  and  her 
'converts  with  righteousness. 


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